Apple Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2002) vs Apple Power Macintosh 6100/60AV

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2002) compared with Power Macintosh 6100/60AV

	ApplePower Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2002)	ApplePower Macintosh 6100/60AV
Overview
Released
Released	August 2002	1994
Performance
Processor
Processor	2 × PowerPC G4 867 MHz (Power Mac Mirrored Drive Doors 2002), 2 × PowerPC G4 1000 MHz (Power Mac Mirrored Drive Doors 2002) or 2 × PowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac Mirrored Drive Doors 2002)	PowerPC 601 60 MHz (Power Macintosh 6100/60AV)
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	1
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce4 MX (32 MB) or ATI Radeon 9000 Pro (64 MB)	–
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB or 2 GB (better)	8 MB or 16 MB
Storage
Storage	60 GB to 120 GB (better)	250 MB
CPU
CPU	Dual 867 MHz, dual 1 GHz or dual 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processors; each physical processor has 256 KB on-chip L2 cache. 867 MHz and 1 GHz have 1 MB DDR SRAM L3 per processor; 1.25 GHz has 2 MB. System bus 133 MHz on dual 867, 167 MHz on dual 1/1.25 GHz. CPU count describes physical processors; supplier is not inferred.	60 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 64-bit data path at 30 MHz; 256 KB L2 cache is optional, not standard; 4 MB ROM
GPU
GPU	Dual 867 MHz: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 32 MB DDR. Dual 1/1.25 GHz: ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64 MB DDR. Optional NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 128 MB; independent CTO options are not expanded into unsupported stock combinations.	AV video card with fixed 2 MB VRAM, plus separate HDI-45 video using system DRAM
Memory type
Memory type	Dual 867 MHz: 256 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM at 266 MHz. Dual 1 GHz: 256 MB PC2700 DDR at 333 MHz; dual 1.25 GHz: 512 MB PC2700. Four DIMM slots support up to 2 GB. Configurations preserve stock processor/drive/graphics ties at base and maximum memory.	8 MB soldered to the logic board and two 72-pin noncomposite 80 ns SIMM sockets accepting a matched pair; maximum 72 MB total. Original brochure lists 8 MB and 16 MB AV configurations.
Storage type
Storage type	60/80/120 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 stock drives respectively. Dual 867 MHz has Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW (CD-R 16x); faster models SuperDrive (DVD-R 2x, CD-R 8x). Four hard-drive bays support two ATA/100 and two ATA/66 drives, or up to four SCSI drives with a separately sold PCI card. Two optical bays, one occupied; optional second Combo drive. Maker optional storage choices remain in details rather than assumed CPU cross-pairs.	Original AV configurations have a 250 MB internal SCSI hard drive and CD-ROM, with 8 MB RAM (M2738LL/A) or 16 MB (M2837LL/A). Service Source identifies internal AppleCD 300 Plus for the 60AV; exact support lists original 2× speed. Also includes 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy.
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Four open full-length 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots and dedicated AGP 4x graphics slot.	One processor-direct expansion position occupied by the AV card. Unlike the non-AV 6100/60, the 60AV cannot use a NuBus adapter while retaining its AV card.
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s	–
External displays
External displays	Up to 2	Up to 2
Front ports
Front ports	Headphone jack and built-in speaker.	–
Back ports
Back ports	Two FireWire 400, two USB chassis ports (maker four-port total includes two keyboard ports), Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, ADC/DVI, stereo audio line-in/out and Apple Pro Speakers minijack. Optional 11 Mbps AirPort 802.11b card. Bluetooth is a separately listed adapter, not built-in. No FireWire 800 in this 2002 generation.	ADB, AAUI-15 Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 video, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort serial ports, 16-bit stereo audio input and output, and S-video input and output with composite adapters
External displays
External displays	Two displays in extended desktop or mirroring modes; ADC and DVI with included DVI-to-VGA adapter. Connecting two ADC displays requires a separately sold DVI-to-ADC adapter.	Two simultaneous displays using DRAM and AV-card outputs. AV VRAM supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624, or 16-bit colour at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870. Only one monitor or television can be attached to the AV card at a time.
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; optional Apple Pro Speakers.	–
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Apple Pro Keyboard, optical Apple Pro Mouse, DVI-to-VGA adapter and modem cable.	Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II and two S-video-to-composite adapters; Service Source lists PlainTalk microphone standard for the 60AV. Keyboard and monitor sold separately.
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	19.1 kg	6.4 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	227 × 468 × 432 mm	415 × 399.7 × 85 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Exact maker reference weight 19.1 kg varies with configuration and manufacturing process; height 43.2, width 22.7, depth 46.8 cm. These published dimensions differ slightly from earlier G4 sheets and are retained.	Original brochure publishes 85 × 415 × 399.7 mm and 6.4 kg, varying with installed devices; Service Source gives 85 × 415 × 399 mm. Exact support gives rounded 3.4 × 16.3 × 15.6 inch dimensions, while the shared developer note gives different physical dimensions; original brochure metric values retained.
Power supply
Power supply	100–125 V AC or 200–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz. Maximum current 6.5 A at low voltage or 7.5 A at high voltage; maker publishes no maximum wattage here.	Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz. Exact support and original brochure list 210 W maximum, excluding the display in the brochure. Service Source separately gives 132 W maximum continuous and 201 W peak AC input, excluding monitor power, with 86 W continuous DC output; conditions remain qualified.
In the box
In the box	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar as default startup system, plus bootable Mac OS 9.2.2; iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes and iDVD for SuperDrive. Maker August 13 release says dual 867/1 GHz available that week, so first sale uses August month precision. Actual dual-1.25 GHz shipping confirmed 18 September. January 2003 FireWire 800 models and June 2003 reissue are separate generations.	Original brochure includes System 7 software, setup/learning/reference documentation and limited warranty. Exact support lists original System 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0 and introduction on 14 March 1994. Contemporary July 1994 MacUser retail advertising offers the exact 6100/60AV; release year 1994 retained, with first-sale month unresolved.