Image Credit:  Apple Inc.

Image Credit:  Apple Inc.

Introduced: October 19, 2004 Terminated: April 27, 2005

• PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers
• Native support for 32-bit application code
• Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
• Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order operations
• Two independent double-precision floating-point units
• Advanced three-stage branch-prediction logic
• Point-to-point system controller

• 1 GHz 64-bit DDR frontside busses supporting up to 20 GBps data throughput

• Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing

• 64K level 1 instructional cache, 32K level 1 data cache.

• Three open full-length PCI-X slots: one 133 MHz, 64-bit slot and two 100 MHz, 64-bit slots
• AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to 2 GBps data throughput, with graphics cards installed
• Expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card
• Bluetooth

• One serial ATA drive preinstalled on standard configurations
• Support for up to two internal Serial ATA drives
• 8 MB memory buffers on all hard drives

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• 128 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
• 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
• 512 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
• 1 GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)

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• Expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)
• External AirPort Extreme antenna
• Optional Bluetooth 1.1 module and antenna

• Front headphone minijack and speaker
• Optical digital audio in and out Toslink connectors
• Analog audio input and output minijacks

• NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64 MB DDR SDRAM graphics card installed in a dedicated AGP 8X graphics slot
• Optional ATI Radeon 9800 XT with 256 MB of DDR SDRAM, DVI and ADC ports (build-to-order option; occupies AGP slot and adjacent PCI slot)
• Optional NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL with 256 MB GDDR3 SDRAM, two dual-link DVI ports (occupies AGP slot and adjacent PCI slot)
• Optional NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL with 256 MB GDDR3 SDRAM, two dual-link DVI ports (build-to-order option; occupies AGP slot and adjacent PCI slot)
• Built-in support for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL or NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL graphics card is required to power the 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution of the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.
• Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 pixels
• Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
• Support for up to two Apple flat panel displays

• SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) installed; writes DVD-R discs at up to 8x speed, reads DVDs at up to 10x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 10x speed, reads CDs at up to 32x speed

• Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
• 512 MB of memory
• 9 GB of available disk space
• Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply
• Some features require Apple's MobileMe (.Mac) service; fees apply

Image Credit:  Apple Inc.

Comments
This model originally shipped with Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable, AirPort antenna; iLife '05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD and GarageBand), Art Director's Toolkit, EarthLink Total Access 2004, GraphicConverter, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Zinio Reader, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, Classic environment, Xcode Developer Tools; 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty; 30 days of free Internet service through EarthLink.