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Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) - Technical Specifications

Configurations
Order no.	M8359LL/A	M8360LL/A	M8361LL/A
Processor	733-MHz PowerPC G4	867-MHz PowerPC G4	Dual 800-MHz PowerPC G4
On-chip cache	256K L2 at 733 MHz	256K L2 at 867 MHz	256K L2 at 800 MHz per processor
Backside cache	—	2MB L3 at 217 MHz	2MB L3 at 200 MHz per processor
Memory (PC133 SDRAM)	128MB	128MB	256MB
Hard disk drive6	40GB (5400 rpm)	60GB (7200 rpm)	80GB (7200 rpm)
Graphics support	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB of SDRAM	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB of SDRAM	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with TwinView and 64MB of SDRAM⁵
Optical drive	CD-RW	SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)	SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
FireWire	Two ports	Two ports	Two ports
USB	Two ports	Two ports	Two ports
PCI	Four slots	Four slots	Four slots
Ethernet	10/100/1000BASE-T	10/100/1000BASE-T	10/100/1000BASE-T
Wireless networking⁹	AirPort ready	AirPort ready	AirPort ready
Modem⁸	56K V.90	56K V.90	56K V.90

Options
Processor	733-MHz, 867-MHz, dual 800-MHz PowerPC G4
Memory	128MB, 256MB, 384MB, 512MB, 768MB, 1GB, 1.5GB¹
Hard disk drives	40GB Ultra ATA/66 (5400 rpm), 60GB Ultra ATA/66 (7200 rpm), 80GB Ultra ATA/66 (7200 rpm), 36GB Ultra160 SCSI (10,000 rpm), 72GB Ultra160 SCSI (10,000 rpm)⁶
Optical drives	CD-RW, combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW, SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB of SDRAM, NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with TwinView and 64MB of SDRAM,5 NVIDIA GeForce3 with 64MB of DDR RAM
Audio	Apple Pro Speakers, Harman Kardon iSub, Harman Kardon SoundSticks
Other	Zip 250 drive, Ultra SCSI PCI card, Ultra160 SCSI PCI card, AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station

Technical Specifications
Processor 733- or 867-MHz PowerPC G4 processor; or dual 800-MHz PowerPC G4 processors Velocity Engine vector processing unit Full 128-bit internal memory data paths Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams 256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed 2MB backside L3 cache running at one-fourth the processor speed (867-MHz and dual 800-MHz systems) 133-MHz system bus supporting over 1-GBps data throughput Memory 128MB or 256MB of PC133 SDRAM Three DIMM slots supporting up to 1.5GB of PC133 SDRAM using the following¹: —128MB or 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit technology) —512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit technology) Storage One of the following hard disk drives⁶: —40GB 5400-rpm Ultra ATA/66 —60GB 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/66 —80GB 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/66 One of the following optical drives: —CD-RW drive (writes CD-R discs at 12x, writes CD-RW discs at 10x, reads CDs at 32x) —SuperDrive (combination DVD-R/CD-RW drive; writes DVD-R discs at 2x, reads DVDs at 4x, writes CD-R discs at 8x, writes CD-RW discs at 4x, reads CDs at 24x) —Combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive (build-to-order option; reads DVDs at 8x, writes CD-R discs at 8x, writes CD-RW discs at 8x, reads CDs at 32x) Three 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays —One ATA drive preinstalled on standard configurations —Support for up to two internal ATA drives —Support for up to three internal SCSI drives —Support for a combination of internal SCSI and ATA drives (up to one ATA and two SCSI) Graphics support One of the following graphics cards, installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot: —NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with 32MB of SDRAM —NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with TwinView and 64MB of SDRAM for dual display support⁵ —NVIDIA GeForce3 graphics card with 64MB of Double Data Rate (DDR) RAM (build-to-order option) Support for up to 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors) Apple Display Connector (ADC) 15-pin VGA connector	Expansion Four full-length 64-bit, 33-MHz PCI slots One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed Two 400-Mbps FireWire ports (15W total power)⁷ Two USB ports (12 Mbps each; 24 Mbps total) Communications 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) Built-in 56K V.90 modem card⁸ Optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant⁹ Optional AirPort Base Station containing 56K modem and 10BASE-T Ethernet port⁹ Audio Built-in speaker Apple speaker minijack (16 bit) for connection to Apple Pro Speakers Headphone jack (16 bit) Optional Apple Pro Speakers Support for external third-party USB digital audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, and MIDI devices Keyboard and mouse Apple Pro Keyboard Apple Pro Mouse Electrical requirements and agency approvals Line voltage: 115V AC (90V to 132V AC) or 230V AC (180V to 264V AC) Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz, single phase Maximum continuous power: 360W Meets ENERGY STAR requirements Environmental requirements Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) Storage temperature: –40° to 116° F (–40° to 47° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet Size and weight Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm) Width: 8.9 inches (22.6 cm) Depth: 18.4 inches (46.7 cm) Weight: 31 pounds (14.1 kg)¹⁰

Technical Specifications

Processor

733- or 867-MHz PowerPC G4 processor; or dual 800-MHz PowerPC G4 processors
Velocity Engine vector processing unit
Full 128-bit internal memory data paths
Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations
Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams
256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
2MB backside L3 cache running at one-fourth the processor speed (867-MHz and dual 800-MHz systems)
133-MHz system bus supporting over 1-GBps data throughput

Memory

128MB or 256MB of PC133 SDRAM
Three DIMM slots supporting up to 1.5GB of PC133 SDRAM using the following¹:
- —128MB or 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit technology)
- —512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit technology)

Storage

One of the following hard disk drives⁶:
- —40GB 5400-rpm Ultra ATA/66
- —60GB 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/66
- —80GB 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/66
One of the following optical drives:
- —CD-RW drive (writes CD-R discs at 12x, writes CD-RW discs at 10x, reads CDs at 32x)
- —SuperDrive (combination DVD-R/CD-RW drive; writes DVD-R discs at 2x, reads DVDs at 4x, writes CD-R discs at 8x, writes CD-RW discs at 4x, reads CDs at 24x)
- —Combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive (build-to-order option; reads DVDs at 8x, writes CD-R discs at 8x, writes CD-RW discs at 8x, reads CDs at 32x)
Three 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays
- —One ATA drive preinstalled on standard configurations
- —Support for up to two internal ATA drives
- —Support for up to three internal SCSI drives
- —Support for a combination of internal SCSI and ATA drives (up to one ATA and two SCSI)

Graphics support

One of the following graphics cards, installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot:
- —NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with 32MB of SDRAM
- —NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with TwinView and 64MB of SDRAM for dual display support⁵
- —NVIDIA GeForce3 graphics card with 64MB of Double Data Rate (DDR) RAM (build-to-order option)
Support for up to 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)
Apple Display Connector (ADC)
15-pin VGA connector

Expansion

Four full-length 64-bit, 33-MHz PCI slots
One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed
Two 400-Mbps FireWire ports (15W total power)⁷
Two USB ports (12 Mbps each; 24 Mbps total)

Communications

10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
Built-in 56K V.90 modem card⁸
Optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant⁹
Optional AirPort Base Station containing 56K modem and 10BASE-T Ethernet port⁹

Audio

Built-in speaker
Apple speaker minijack (16 bit) for connection to Apple Pro Speakers
Headphone jack (16 bit)
Optional Apple Pro Speakers
Support for external third-party USB digital audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, and MIDI devices

Keyboard and mouse

Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse

Electrical requirements and agency approvals

Line voltage: 115V AC (90V to 132V AC) or 230V AC (180V to 264V AC)
Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz, single phase
Maximum continuous power: 360W
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements

Environmental requirements

Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: –40° to 116° F (–40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Size and weight

Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)
Width: 8.9 inches (22.6 cm)
Depth: 18.4 inches (46.7 cm)
Weight: 31 pounds (14.1 kg)¹⁰

999MB maximum per application in Mac OS 9.
DVD authoring in Mac OS X requires iDVD 2 and Mac OS X v10.1, available in late summer 2001; see www.apple.com/macosx for details.
Burning data CDs in Mac OS X requires Mac OS X v10.1, available in late summer 2001; see www.apple.com/macosx for details.
iTunes is licensed for reproduction of noncopyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted to reproduce.
Dual display option supports one VGA display and one ADC display simultaneously.
1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Actual rates will vary.
Actual modem speeds lower; speed depends on connection rate and other factors.
Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort, including America Online. Range may vary with site conditions.
Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.