Power Macintosh G4 450 Cube Specs (Power Mac G4 Cube, M7642LL/A, PowerMac5,1, M7886, 1844) @ EveryMac.com

Apple Power Macintosh G4 450 Cube Specs

Identifiers: Power Mac G4 Cube - M7642LL/A - PowerMac5,1 - M7886 - 1844

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Apple Power Mac G4 Cube The Apple Power Macintosh G4/450 Cube, officially dubbed the "Power Mac G4 Cube", features a 450 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and 1 MB of backside cache. It originally shipped configured with 64 MB of RAM, a 20 GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, a slot-loading 5X DVD-ROM drive, and a 2X AGP ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM and sold for US$1799. AirPort (802.11b) was available by custom configuration.

On February 22, 2001, in an effort to bolster flagging sales, Apple dropped the price of the original configuration to US$1299, and introduced two other configurations -- one with 128 MB of RAM and a CD-RW drive for US$1599, and another with 256 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive, a CD-RW drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card with 32 MB of SDRAM for US$2199.

Due to its size, the Power Mac G4 Cube lacks PCI slots and a full-length AGP slot, has three RAM slots instead of four (and a single drive bay instead of four) like the "full-size" Power Macintosh G4 (Gigabit) models available at the time. It also lacks analog audio in and out (using USB for audio out), but otherwise packs comparable power in an attractive eight inch cube. For easy upgrading, the interior housing of the cube slides out from the bottom, providing access to internal components.

Unfortunately, the Power Mac G4 Cube was not financially successful, as it generally was viewed as too expensive compared to the other Power Macintosh G4 models, and Apple placed it on "indefinite hold" on July 3, 2001. However, it was largely credited as providing the inspiration for the Mac mini series.

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Introduction Date:

July 19, 2000

Discontinued Date:

July 3, 2001*

Details:

The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended.

On July 3, 2001, Apple placed the Power Mac G4 Cube on "indefinite hold".

Also see: All Macs introduced in 2000.

Processor Speed:

450 MHz

Processor Type:

PowerPC 7400 (G4)

Details:

The PowerPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor.

Processors:

Geekbench:

282

Details:

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Processor Upgrade:

AGP G4 Daughtercard

FPU:

Integrated

Details:

The Power Macintosh G4 Cube models have the processor mounted on a custom 300-pin daughtercard.

System Bus Speed:

100 MHz

Cache Bus Speed:

225 MHz

Details:

This system has a 225 MHz backside bus and 1 MB of level 2 cache.

ROM/Firmware Type:

Open Firmware

ROM/Firmware Size:

1 MB

Details:

Boot ROM and around 1 MB, other instructions are loaded into RAM (NewWorld).

L1 Cache:

64k

L2/L3 Cache:

1 MB (backside)

Details:

The 1 MB of backside cache has a 225 MHz bus.

RAM Type:

PC100 SDRAM

Min. RAM Speed:

100 MHz

Details:

Officially supports 100 MHz PC100 SDRAM (3.3v, unbuffered, 64-bit-wide, 168-pin), but PC133 SDRAM is backwards compatible and may be used as well. Apple also noted that this model has "full 128-bit internal memory data paths".

Standard RAM:

64, 128, 256 MB*

Maximum RAM:

1.5 GB

Details:

*This system originally shipped (M7642LL/A) with 64 MB of RAM. 64 MB, 128 MB, and 256 MB offered starting February 22, 2001.

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Motherboard RAM:

None

RAM Slots:

Details:

N/A

Video Card:

Rage 128 Pro*

VRAM Type:

SDRAM

Details:

*Originally configured with an ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM. Also available with a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card with 32 MB of SDRAM starting February 22, 2001. Either video card occupies a dedicated "short" 2X AGP slot.

Please note that Apple does not support upgrading the video in the Power Mac G4 Cube.

Standard VRAM:

16 MB*

Maximum VRAM:

16 MB*

Details:

*Originally configured with an ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM. Also available with a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card with 32 MB of SDRAM starting February 22, 2001. Apple does not support upgrading the video in the Power Mac G4 Cube.

Display Support:

Single Display

Resolution Support:

1920x1200

Details:

Apple advertised that this system can support "up to 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)".

2nd Display Support:

None

2nd Max. Resolution:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Standard Hard Drive:

20 GB* (5400 RPM)

Int. HD Interface:

Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5)

Details:

*Originally configured (M7642LL/A) with a 20 GB (5400 RPM) hard drive. Starting February 22, 2001, it also could be configured with a 40 GB (5400 RPM) or 60 GB (7200 RPM) hard drive. Drives larger than 128 GB are not natively supported.

Standard Optical:

5X DVD-ROM*

Standard Disk:

None

Details:

Originally configured with a 5X DVD-ROM, CD-RW drive of unspecified speed also available starting February 22, 2001. The optical drive uses a EIDE (ATA-3) bus.

Standard Modem:

56k v.90

Standard Ethernet:

10/100Base-T

Details:

Internal modem and 10/100Base-T Ethernet standard. Gigabit Ethernet promoted as a build-to-order upgrade but it never shipped.

Standard AirPort:

802.11b (Optional)

Standard Bluetooth:

None

Details:

AirPort (802.11b) was available as a build-to-order addition.

USB Ports:

2 (1.1)

Firewire Ports:

2 (400)

Details:

USB 1.1 ports are dual channel.

Expansion Slots:

AP*

Expansion Bays:

1** 3.5"

Details:

*In the default configuration, this model has an open AirPort (802.11b) expansion slot. The graphics card occupies a dedicated "short" 2X AGP slot that Apple does not intend to be upgraded.

**It has a single 3.5" drive bay occupied by the hard drive. The system also has a 5.25" drive bay occupied by the optical drive.

Incl. Keyboard:

Apple Pro Keyboard

Incl. Input:

Apple Pro Mouse

Details:

N/A

Case Type:

Cube

Form Factor:

Power Mac G4 Cube

Details:

N/A

Apple Order No:

M7642LL/A

Apple Subfamily:

Power Mac G4 Cube

Details:

The Apple order number should be unique to this system.

Apple Model No:

M7886 (EMC 1844)

Model ID:

PowerMac5,1

Details:

Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

Also see: All Macs with the M7886 Model Number, the 1844 EMC Number, and the PowerMac5,1 Model Identifier.

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Battery Type:

3.6V Lithium

Battery Life:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Pre-Installed MacOS:

9.0.4, 9.1*

Maximum MacOS:

X 10.4.11

Details:

*Models shipped starting February 22, 2001 had MacOS 9.1 pre-installed. This system cannot run versions of MacOS X more recent than 10.4.11.

MacOS 9 Support:

Boot/Classic Mode

Windows Support:

Emulation Only

Details:

This Power Macintosh G4 model is capable of booting Mac OS 9 and using Mac OS 9 applications within the Mac OS X "Classic" environment.

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Dimensions:

9.8 x 7.7 x 7.7

Avg. Weight:

14.0 lbs. (6.4 kg)

Details:

In inches - height by width by depth, (24.8 cm, 19.5 cm, 19.5 cm).

Original Price:

US$1799

Est. Current Retail:

US$200-US$400

Details:

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Video (Monitor):

1 VGA, 1 ADC

Floppy (Ext.):

None

Details:

One VGA and one ADC port.

ADB:

None

SCSI:

None

Details:

N/A

Serial (Standard):

None

Serial (Geoport):

None

Details:

N/A

USB:

2 (1.1)

Firewire:

2 (400)

Details:

USB 1.1 ports are dual channel.

Modem:

1 (RJ-11)

Ethernet:

1 (RJ-45)

Details:

10/100Base-T Ethernet standard. Gigabit Ethernet promoted as a build-to-order configuration but it never shipped.

S-Video Input:

None

S-Video Output:

None

Details:

N/A

Microphone:

None

Sound In:

None

Details:

N/A

Sound Out:

None*

Headphone:

Details:

The Power Mac G4 Cube lacks analog audio out, and instead uses USB. The external USB amplifier has a headphone jack.

Security (Lock):

Joystick (PC):

N/A

Details:

N/A

FM Tuner:

None

TV Tuner:

None

Details:

N/A

Power:

Power Adapter:

N/A

Details:

115V AC (90V to 132V AC) or 230V AC (180V to 264V AC). Originally 225W maximum, configurations shipped starting February 22, 2001, 205W maximum.

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