 | 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: 500 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
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
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
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: $2299 US, $2799 US