PowerPC G4 400 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet), PowerPC G4 450 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet) or PowerPC G4 500 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
Memory
64 MB – 1.5 GB
Storage
20 GB – 40 GB
Screen
–
Weight
13.6 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise expansion access, performance in optimised applications and the improved peripherals. Mac OS 9 cannot generally use both processors, so ordinary tasks gain little. The Mac Observer criticises the speaker and encounters peripheral and optical-drive problems.
PowerPC G4 400 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet), 2 × PowerPC G4 450 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet) or 2 × PowerPC G4 500 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
CPU cores
1 or 2
Graphics
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
Memory
64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB or 1.5 GB
Storage
20 GB to 40 GB
CPU
400 MHz single processor; 450 and 500 MHz dual PowerPC G4 processors. Each physical processor has 1 MB backside L2 cache; 100 MHz system bus. Supplier unspecified in these generic clock-only records.
GPU
ATI RAGE 128 Pro with 16 MB SDRAM in an AGP 2x slot; ADC and VGA outputs.
Memory type
400 MHz: 64 MB, dual 450: 128 MB, dual 500: 256 MB PC100 SDRAM. Four DIMM slots support up to 1.5 GB; Mac OS 9 maximum per application 999 MB.
Storage type
Stock 400: 20 GB 5400 rpm/DVD-ROM; dual 450: 30 GB 7200 rpm/DVD-ROM; dual 500: 40 GB 7200 rpm/DVD-RAM. The retained storage prose says 20 GB 7200 rpm where its configuration matrix and launch release specify 30 GB; matrix retained. Ultra ATA/66, three drive bays supporting two ATA or three SCSI drives. Optional SCSI 36/72 GB, Zip and optical options are not expanded into unproven cross-combinations.
Expansion slots
Three open full-length 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots and one AGP 2x graphics slot.
Display
Screen
None built in
Connections
Ports
2 × USB-A, Ethernet
Ethernet
1 Gb/s
Back ports
Two external FireWire 400 ports and two USB ports at 12 Mbps each; Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.90 modem and analog audio input/output. Optional 11 Mbps AirPort card. Keyboard USB ports excluded.
External displays
ADC carries video, USB and display power; VGA also available, with graphics resolutions up to 1920 × 1200.
Speakers
Built-in speaker and analog audio input/output.
Keyboard and mouse
Apple Pro Keyboard and optical Apple Pro Mouse.
Design and power
Type
Tower
Weight
13.6 kg
Width × depth × height
226 × 467 × 432 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
43.2 cm height, 22.6 cm width, 46.7 cm depth and 13.6 kg reference weight; weight varies with configuration.
Power supply
Maximum continuous power 220 W.
In the box
Mac OS 9, QuickTime and iMovie 2. Apple confirms all three factory configurations immediately available on 19 July 2000. Later review software updates are not launch firmware.
Configurations
Processor
Memory
Storage
Storage type
Graphics
PowerPC G4 400 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
64 MB
20 GB
Hard drive
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
PowerPC G4 400 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
1.5 GB
20 GB
Hard drive
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
2 × PowerPC G4 450 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
128 MB
30 GB
Hard drive
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
2 × PowerPC G4 450 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
1.5 GB
30 GB
Hard drive
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
2 × PowerPC G4 500 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
256 MB
40 GB
Hard drive
ATI RAGE 128 Pro (16 MB)
2 × PowerPC G4 500 MHz (Power Mac Gigabit Ethernet)
PowerPC G4 466 MHz (Power Mac Digital Audio), PowerPC G4 533 MHz (Power Mac Digital Audio), PowerPC G4 667 MHz (Power Mac Digital Audio) or PowerPC G4 733 MHz (Power Mac Digital Audio)
