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Power Mac G4 (FW 800)

Power Mac G4 (FW 800)

Compared with the Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors), this model added a FireWire 800 port beside two FireWire 400 ports, plus optional AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth. It came with a single 1 GHz G4 or dual 1.25 or 1.42 GHz G4 processors. It was the first Power Mac that could not start up in Mac OS 9.

Model number
M8570
Model identifier
PowerMac3,6
EMC number
1914
Released
Early 2003
Order numbers
M8839LL/A, M8840LL/A, M8841LL/A

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4 configurations

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Configuration Order number Original price
PowerPC 7455 (G4)
1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4), 256 MB, 60 GB HDD M8839LL/A US$1,499
1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4), 256 MB, 80 GB HDD M8840LL/A US$1,999
1.42 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4), 512 MB, 120 GB HDD M8841LL/A US$2,699

Specs

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Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
M8839LL/A
M8840LL/A
M8841LL/A
Model identifier
PowerMac3,6
EMC number, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
1914
1914
1914
Introduced
28 January 2003
Discontinued
23 June 2003
Original price, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
US$1,499
US$1,999
US$2,699

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 7455 (G4)
Speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
1.0 GHz
1.25 GHz
1.42 GHz
Processors, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
— Not on this configuration
2
2
System bus, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
133 MHz
167 MHz
167 MHz
L1 cache
64 KB
L2/L3 cache, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
256 KB (on-chip), 1 MB
256 KB (on-chip), 1 MB
256 KB (on-chip), 2 MB

Memory

Standard, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
256 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Maximum, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
2 GB
2 GB
2 GB
Slots, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
4
4
4
Type, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
PC2100 DDR SDRAM
PC2700 DDR SDRAM
PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Minimum speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
266 MHz
333 MHz
333 MHz

Graphics

Graphics memory type
DDR SDRAM
Video memory
64 MB
Maximum video memory
64 MB
External displays
Dual/Mirroring
Largest external display, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
1920×1200
1920×1200
1920×1200

Display

Resolution
1920×1200

Storage

Standard storage, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
60 GB HDD
80 GB HDD
120 GB HDD
Drive speed
7200 RPM
Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)
Interface
Ultra ATA/100 (800 Mbit/s)

Ports

USB
USB-A 1.1 (12 Mbit/s) (×2)
FireWire
400 (400 Mbit/s) (×2), 800 (800 Mbit/s)
Video out
Yes (×2)
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Ethernet
10/100/1000Base-T (RJ-45)
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g (optional)
Bluetooth
1.1 (optional)
Modem
56k V.92 (RJ-11)

Audio

Audio in
3.5mm Analog
Audio out
3.5mm Analog, 2.5mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack (×2)
Headphone jacks
1

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.6 V lithium coin-cell

Physical

Form factor
Tower
Weight
42 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS X 10.2.3
Latest macOS
Mac OS X 10.5.8
Mac OS 9
Classic Mode Only
Windows
Emulation Only
Firmware
Open Firmware

In the box

Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Mouse or trackpad
Apple Pro Mouse

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