Power Mac G4

The original Power Mac G4 was introduced at the Seybold conference in San Francisco on August 31, 1999, with 400 MHz, 450 MHz and 500 MHz configurations available. The early 400 MHz (later 350 MHz) PCI-based "Yikes!" version used an identical motherboard to the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) computers (minus the ADB port), in a "graphite" colored case and with the new PowerPC 7400 (G4) CPU, while the higher-speed (Sawtooth) models used a very much modified motherboard design with AGP 2x graphics (replacing the 66 Mhz PCI slot).

PCI Graphics

CPU: PowerPC 7400 - 350, 400 MHz RAM: 4 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 1.0 GB Hard Drive: 10 GB Optical: CD-ROM or DVD-RAM Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

AGP Graphics

CPU: PowerPC 7400 - 350, 400, 450, or 500 MHz RAM: 4 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 2.0 GB Hard Drive: 10, 20, or 27 GB Optical: CD-ROM or DVD-RAM Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Gigabit Ethernet

CPU: PowerPC 7400 - 400, dual 450 or dual 500 MHz RAM: 4 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 2GB under Mac OS X, 1.5 GB under OS 8/9 Hard Drive: 20GB, 30GB or 40 GB Optical: DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Digital Audio

CPU: PowerPC 7400 - 466, 533 dual 533, 667 or 733Mhz RAM: 3 - PC133 for a maximum RAM of 1.5 GB Hard Drive: 30GB, 40GB or 60 GB Optical: CD-RW or Super Drive Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Quicksilver

CPU: PowerPC 7450 - 733, 800, 867, 933, dual 800 MHz, or dual 1 GHz RAM: 3 - PC133 for a maximum RAM of 1.5 GB Hard Drive: 40, 60, or 80 GB Optical: CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW, or SuperDrive Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Quicksilver 2002

CPU: PowerPC 7450 - 733, 800, 933, or dual 1 GHz RAM: 3 - PC133 for a maximum RAM of 1.5 GB Hard Drive: 40, 60, or 80 GB Optical: CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW, or SuperDrive Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Quicksilver 2002 Education

CPU: PowerPC 7455 - 867 RAM: 3 - PC133 for a maximum RAM of 1.5 GB Hard Drive: 40 GB Optical: CD-RW Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays More Info   Parts

Mirrored Drive Doors

CPU: PowerPC 7455 - dual 867 MHz, 1.0, 1.25, dual 1, dual 1.25, or dual 1.42 GHz RAM: 4 - PC2100, or 4 - PC2700 for a maximum RAM of 2.0 GB Hard Drive: 60, 80, or 120 GB Optical: DVD/CD-RW, or SuperDrive Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays, 2 - optical drive bays More Info   Parts

FireWire 800

CPU: PowerPC 7455 -1.0,dual 1.25, or dual 1.42 GHz RAM: 4 - PC2100, or 4 - PC2700 for a maximum RAM of 2.0 GB Hard Drive: 60, 80, or 120 GB Optical: DVD/CD-RW, or SuperDrive Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays, 2 - optical drive bays More Info   Parts

Mirrored Drive Doors 2003

CPU: PowerPC 7455 - 1.25, dual 1.25 GHz RAM: 4 - PC2100, or 4 - PC2700 for a maximum RAM of 2.0 GB Hard Drive: 80 or 160 GB Optical: DVD/CD-RW Notes: 4 - internal 3.5" ATA drive bays, 2 - optical drive bays More Info   Parts

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