Apple Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 7300/166

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) compared with Power Macintosh 7300/166

	ApplePower Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)	ApplePower Macintosh 7300/166
Overview
Released
Released	June 2003	1997
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003) or 2 × PowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003)	PowerPC 604e 166 MHz (Power Macintosh 7300/166)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1 or 2	1
Graphics
Graphics	ATI Radeon 9000 Pro (64 MB)	–
Memory
Memory	256 MB or 2 GB (better)	16 MB
Storage
Storage	80 GB (better)	2 GB
CPU
CPU	Stock 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.	One 166 MHz PowerPC 604e with integrated floating-point unit, 64 KB level-one cache, 50 MHz processor bus and 256 KB level-two cache; processor is on a removable card
GPU
GPU	Stock 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.	Built-in video with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB. Exact support table gives 24-bit colour through 832 × 624, 16-bit at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870, and 8-bit at 1280 × 1024 with standard VRAM; 4 MB permits 24-bit through 1152 × 870 and 16-bit at 1280 × 1024
Memory type
Memory type	Stock 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.	16 MB standard and 512 MB supported maximum using eight 168-pin 64-bit 5 V DIMM sockets, 70 ns or faster. EDO modules are treated as fast-page memory by the controller; matching DIMMs in corresponding sockets enable interleaving. Apple says 128 MB DIMMs can be used but were not tested. 4 MB ROM. Shared Service Source specifies 60 ns or faster EDO DIMMs for the 7300 series, while the exact Japanese page and English support specify 70 ns or faster; this difference remains explicit.
Storage type
Storage type	Stock 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.	2 GB internal Fast SCSI hard disk, manual-inject 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy and AppleCD 1800i 12× CD-ROM. One additional internal 3.5-inch storage bay; internal SCSI transfers up to 10 MB/s
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Four PCI slots and an occupied AGP 4x graphics slot.	Three PCI 2.0 slots; processor on a replaceable card. The 7300 does not include the analogue AV module supplied with the 7500 and 7600
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s (better)	0.01 Gb/s
Front ports
Front ports	Headphone connection and built-in mono speaker.	–
Back ports
Back ports	Two 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.	DB-15 display output, one ADB connector, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort/LocalTalk-compatible serial connectors, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, 16-bit stereo sound input and output. Both Ethernet connectors share one interface; 10BASE-T takes priority if both are connected
External displays
External displays	ADC 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.	One external display through built-in video, up to 1280 × 1024; colour depth depends on installed VRAM and compatible monitor
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in mono speaker and connection for Apple Pro Speakers; no built-in microphone.	Built-in speaker and 16-bit stereo sound input/output
Microphones
Microphones	–	Supports an external Apple PlainTalk microphone
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Black Apple Pro input devices and DVI-to-VGA adapter.	Original KanjiTalk 7.5 version 7.5.5 in Japan, ADB Mouse II, PlainTalk microphone, power cable, system CD, Internet Starter Kit and manuals. Keyboard and monitor sold separately. Optional PC Compatibility Card is separate from this Macintosh configuration.
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	19.1 kg	10 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	226 × 467 × 432 mm	365 × 430 × 156 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Maker 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.	Apple’s exact Japanese specification gives 156 mm high, 365 mm wide and 430 mm deep, 10 kg; weight varies with installed devices. Shared Service Source gives the corresponding 22 lb (9.97 kg).
Power supply
Power supply	–	Exact Japanese maker page specifies 100–130/220–270 V AC, single phase, manually switched, 50–60 Hz, and claims 298 W continuous/453 W peak excluding monitor. Shared Service Source instead specifies automatically configured 100–240 V AC and 150 W maximum, while English support lists 150 W and 100–130/200–270 V. These unresolved differences are retained without an unqualified consumption figure.
In the box
In the box	Mac 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.	Exact Apple support lists 13 February 1997 as introduction and says this model was not sold in the US. Contemporary PC Watch retail rankings report Japanese sales beginning March 1997; first worldwide sale month/day remains unconfirmed, so release is kept at 1997 year precision.