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===Mirrored Drive Doors models=== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center" |- ! colspan=2 | ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999 | Mid 2002 (Mirrored Drive Doors)<ref>[https://support.apple.com/kb/SP63?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) - Technical Specifications ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Apple Computer |date=2002 |title=Apple PowerMac G4 Brochure |url=http://archive.org/details/ApplePowerMacG4Brochure2002 |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref> ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999 | Early 2003 (FW 800)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apple Computer |date=2003 |title=Apple PowerMac G4 Brochure |url=http://archive.org/details/ApplePowerMacG4Brochure2003 |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref><ref>[https://support.apple.com/kb/SP54?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Power Mac G4 (FW800) - Technical Specifications]</ref> ! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999 | Mid 2003 |- ! rowspan=2 | Timeline ! Introduced | colspan=3 | August 13, 2002 | colspan=3 | January 28, 2003 | colspan=2 | June 23, 2003 |- ! Discontinued | colspan=3 | January 28, 2003 | colspan=3 | June 23, 2003 | colspan=2 | June 9, 2004 |- ! rowspan=4 | Model ! Codename | colspan=3 | "P57" | colspan=3 | "P58" | colspan=2 | "P59" |- ! Model identifier | colspan=8 | PowerMac3,6 |- ! Model/EMC number | colspan=7 | M8570 (EMC 1914) | M8570 (EMC 1914C) |- ! Order Number | M8787 | M8689 | M8573 | M8839 | M8840 | M8841 | M9309 | M9145 {{Gray|''(a re-released version of M8573)''}} |- ! rowspan=8 | Performance ! [[Central processing unit|Processor]] ! colspan=3 | Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! colspan=2 | Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] |- ! [[Clock speed]] | 867 MHz | 1 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1.42 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1.25 GHz |- ! [[CPU cache]] | colspan=8 | 64 KB L1, 256 KB L2, 1 MB or 2 MB DDR L3 |- ! [[Front side bus]] | 133 MHz | colspan=2 | 167 MHz | 133 MHz | colspan=4 | 167 MHz |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Random access memory|Memory]] | 256 MB PC-2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 512 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 512 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | colspan="2" | 256 or 512 MB PC-2700 DDR SDRAM |- | colspan=8 | {{Gray|''Expandable to 2 GB (4 x 512 MB PC-3200 DDR SDRAM)''}} |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Computer graphics|Graphics Card]] | colspan=3 | Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 32 MB VRAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB VRAM, or GeForce4 Ti with 128 MB VRAM | Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 64 MB VRAM | colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 128 MB VRAM | colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB VRAM or Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 128 MB |- | colspan=8 | {{Gray|''Upgradeable to Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS with 256 MB VRAM (last GPU supported)''}} |- ! rowspan=2 | Storage ! [[Hard drive]] | 60 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 80 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 120 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 60 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 80 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 120 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | colspan=2 | 80 or 160 GB 7200 rpm ATA<br />Ultra ATA/133 (2) and Ultra ATA/66 (2) |- ! [[Optical drive]] | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] | colspan=2 | DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] | colspan=2 | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] | DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] | colspan=2 | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] or DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]]<br />{{Gray|''(Optional additional Combo Drive)''}} |- ! rowspan=3 | Connectivity ! Networking | colspan=3 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem | colspan=3 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort Extreme]] 802.11b/g''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem<br />{{Gray|Optional [[Bluetooth]] 1.1}} | colspan=2 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem |- ! Peripherals | colspan=3 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack | colspan=3 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />1x [[FireWire 800]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack | colspan=2 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack |- ! Expansion | colspan=8 | Four 64-bit 66 MHz PCI slots (5V only)<br />One 4x 133 MHz AGP slot (dedicated to video) |- ! rowspan="3" |Operating System !Minimum | colspan="8" |[[Mac OS X 10.1|Mac OS X 10.2]] "Jaguar" |- ! Maximum | colspan="3" | [[Mac OS X v10.5|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" if at least 512 MB RAM installed, otherwise [[Mac OS X v10.4|Mac OS X 10.4.11]] "Tiger" | colspan="5" | [[Mac OS X v10.5|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" |- ! [[Classic Mac OS|Classic]] support | colspan=3 | Mac OS 9.2.2 supported natively and Mac OS 9.1 or higher in the [[Classic Environment]] | colspan=3 | Mac OS 9.1 or higher supported solely in the [[Classic Environment]] | colspan=2 | Mac OS 9.2.2 supported natively and Mac OS 9.1 or higher in the [[Classic Environment]] ''(final model to support Classic Mac OS natively)'' |- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Dimensions and weight | colspan=8 | {{convert|17|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} height x {{convert|8.9|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} width x {{convert|18.4|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} depth<br />{{convert|42|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} |}
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