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Apple Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 6100/60AV

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ApplePower Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)ApplePower Macintosh 6100/60AV
Overview
ReleasedJune 20031994
Performance
ProcessorPowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003) or 2 × PowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003)PowerPC 601 60 MHz (Power Macintosh 6100/60AV)
CPU cores1 or 21
GraphicsATI Radeon 9000 Pro (64 MB)–
Memory256 MB or 2 GB8 MB or 16 MB
Storage80 GB250 MB
CPUStock single 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 with 256 KB L2 cache and 1 MB L3 cache. Contemporary Macworld reporting of Apple Store configurations also documents dual 1.25 GHz processors, each with 2 MB L3; this custom build is labelled in configuration details rather than presented as a second stock base.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
GPUStock ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB DDR in an AGP 4x slot. Macworld also documents a custom dual-processor build with NVIDIA GeForce4 Titanium; that build has other upgrades and is not treated as a freely interchangeable stock configuration.AV video card with fixed 2 MB VRAM, plus separate HDI-45 video using system DRAM
Memory typeStock 256 MB PC2700 DDR333; four DIMM slots, maximum 2 GB. The single-processor configurations retain the stock drive and graphics at base and maximum memory. The documented dual-processor custom base has 256 MB.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 typeStock 80 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive; up to four internal drives. Tray-loading Combo drive reads DVD at 8x and CD at 32x, writes CD-R at 16x and CD-RW at 10x. Macworld documents a dual 1.25 GHz custom base with 80 GB, Combo drive and Radeon 9000 Pro, and a separate upgraded build with 2 GB RAM, two 160 GB drives, SuperDrive and GeForce4 Titanium. The two-drive build is described here without flattening its drives into a single capacity.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 slotsFour PCI slots and an occupied 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
ScreenNone built inNone built in
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jackEthernet
External displays–Up to 2
Ethernet1 Gb/s–
Front portsHeadphone connection and built-in mono speaker.–
Back portsTwo USB 1.1, two FireWire 400, Gigabit Ethernet with Auto-MDIX, ADC and DVI display connectors, audio line-in/out and Apple Pro Speakers connection. The maker lists a V.92 modem. Optional original AirPort; the contemporary Apple-spokesman report confirms no AirPort Extreme, internal Bluetooth or FireWire 800.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 displaysADC and DVI connectors with included DVI-to-VGA adapter. Digital resolution up to 1920 × 1200; analogue up to 1600 × 1200. The exact sheet does not publish a simultaneous display count.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.
SpeakersBuilt-in mono speaker and connection for Apple Pro Speakers; no built-in microphone.–
Keyboard and mouseBlack Apple Pro input devices and DVI-to-VGA adapter.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
TypeTowerCompact
Weight19.1 kg6.4 kg
Width × depth × height226 × 467 × 432 mm415 × 399.7 × 85 mm
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Size and weight detailMaker dimensions: height 43.2 cm, width 22.6 cm, depth 46.7 cm; weight 19.1 kg. These published metric values differ slightly from the FW800 sheet.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–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 boxMac OS X 10.2.4 and bootable Mac OS 9.2.2, install/restore DVD and Apple Hardware Test. First sale uses the 23 June 2003 Macworld report that these models were for sale at Apple’s online store; a 29 June report quotes an Apple spokesman confirming manufacture and sale. The first day is contemporary Apple Store reporting rather than a retained maker launch notice.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.

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