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Apple Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 8100/100

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ApplePower Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)ApplePower Macintosh 8100/100
Overview
ReleasedJune 20031995
Performance
ProcessorPowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003) or 2 × PowerPC G4 1250 MHz (Power Mac MDD 2003)PowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100)
CPU cores1 or 21
GraphicsATI Radeon 9000 Pro (64 MB)–
Memory256 MB or 2 GB16 MB
Storage80 GB700 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.100 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 33.3 MHz system bus; 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.Power Macintosh video card with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB using four 512 KB SIMMs; separate built-in DRAM video uses system memory. This is the non-AV model, without the AV card's S-video connections.
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.Apple's Japanese bundle has 16 MB including 8 MB soldered to the logic board; eight 72-pin noncomposite 80 ns SIMM sockets accept matched pairs, up to 264 MB total. Apple Service Source also lists an 8 MB configuration.
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.Japanese bundle has a 700 MB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy and internal 2× AppleCD 300i Plus CD-ROM. The exact-model service table also lists a 1 GB hard-drive option; CD-ROM inclusion varies by configuration.
Expansion slotsFour PCI slots and an occupied AGP 4x graphics slot.Three NuBus slots and one processor-direct slot occupied by the video card; fitting an optional AV card replaces that video card rather than adding another card alongside it
Display
ScreenNone built inNone built in
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jackEthernet
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, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort serial ports, AAUI-15 Ethernet requiring a transceiver, HDI-45 and DB-15 monitor ports, and 16-bit stereo audio input and output
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.DRAM HDI-45 and VRAM DB-15 video outputs; 2 MB VRAM supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624, or 16-bit colour at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870. Expanding VRAM to 4 MB supports 24-bit colour at the latter resolutions.
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.Japanese bundle includes Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II; keyboard and monitor are separate. The catalogue photograph shows a shared 8100/100 and 8100/110 setup with external monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Design and power
TypeTowerTower
Weight19.1 kg11.3 kg
Width × depth × height226 × 467 × 432 mm196 × 396 × 360 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.Japanese exact-model page publishes 360 × 196 × 396 mm and 11.3 kg, with weight varying by installed drives. The English support sheet lists 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inches and 25.3 lb; Service Source lists the same metric dimensions but 11.5 kg. The April 1995 catalogue lists 361 × 226 × 406 mm and 11.4 kg; those conflicting catalogue measurements are not used for the headline dimensions.
Power supply–Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; Service Source distinguishes 298 W maximum continuous and 453 W peak input, excluding the monitor, from 200 W continuous DC output. Apple's support sheet labels 200 W as maximum watts.
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.Japanese bundle includes power cable, KanjiTalk 7.5 CD-ROM and documentation. Apple lists introduction on 3 January 1995; the April 1995 maker catalogue establishes a current offering that year, without resolving the first-sale month.

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