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Introduced: July 19, 2000
Terminated: July 3, 2001


Logic Board
Processor:   PowerPC 7400 (G4)
  • Velocity Engine vector processing unit
  • Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations
Processor Speed:   450 MHz
Processor Upgrade:   G4 Daughtercard
PMMU:   Integrated
FPU:   Integrated
Bus Speed:   100 MHz
  • 100-MHz system bus supporting up to 800-MBps data throughput
Data Path:   128-bit
  • Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams
ROM Size:   1 MB (NewWorld - Boot ROM is around 1 MB, other instructions loaded in RAM)
Level 1 Cache:   64K
Backside Level 2 Cache:   1 MB running at 225 MHz
Expansion Slots:   2x AGP, AirPort
Battery:   3.6V Lithium


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Memory
RAM Type:   PC100 SDRAM2 (Noninterleaved, 168-pin DIMM, 64-bit-wide, 3.3 volts, 1.38-inch/35-mm)
RAM Slots:   3
Min - Max RAM:   64 MB - 1.5 GB
Minimum RAM Speed:   8 ns
Install in groups of:   1

RAM Sizes:
  • 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 64-Mbit technology)
  • 128 MB or 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit technology)
  • 512 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit technology)
Onboard RAM:   none

Ports
ADB:   none
USB:   2 x 12-Mbps
FireWire:   2 x 400-Mbps
Video:   15-pin mini D-Sub VGA connector
Floppy:   none
SCSI:   none
Modem:   Built-in 56K V.90 modem
Ethernet:   10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)

AirPort Ready:
  • Optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant
  • Optional AirPort Base Station containing 56K modem and 10BASE-T Ethernet port
Audio:
  • Digital amplifier and speakers with Harman Kardon audio technology. USB port on the G4 Cube or a display with ADC (Single USB cable carries both power and audio; plugs into USB port on the G4 Cube or a display with ADC). Prevention and minijack for connecting stereo headphones.
  • Support for external third-party FireWire and USB digital audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, and MIDI devices


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Graphics Support
Standard:   ATI RAGE 128 Pro graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM
  • Support for up to 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)
  • Apple Display Connector (ADC); carries analog and digital video, USB, and power
  • Optional NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32 MB of SDRAM, or ATI RADEON with 32 MB of DDR RAM

Storage
Optical Drive:   Slot-loading CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive
Internal Hard Drive:   20 GB Ultra ATA/66 (5400 rpm)
Floppy Disk Drive:   none

Note:
  • Optional 40 GB Ultra ATA/66 (5400 rpm), or 60 GB Ultra ATA/66 (7200 rpm) hard drive; AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station

Operating System
Addressing Modes:   32-bit
Original OS:   9.0.4

Compatible MacOS:
9.0.4
9.1
9.2
9.2.2
X v10.1 (Puma)
X v10.2 (Jaguar)
X v10.3 (Panther)
X v10.4 (Tiger)

Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) requires:
  • Built-in FireWire
  • At least 256 MB of RAM
  • DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
  • At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools

For additional information on operating systems:
See this article

Miscellaneous
Codename:   Trinity
Form Factor:   Power Mac G4 Cube
Dimensions (Inches):   9.8 H x 7.7 W x 7.7 D
Average Weight (lbs):   14
Gestalt ID:   406
Original Price:   $1799 US


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