Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (FW 800) Specs (M8840LL/A)
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The Apple Power Macintosh G4/1.25 DP (Firewire 800) features dual 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4) processors each with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit, 256k "on chip" level 2 cache, and 1 MB of DDR SRAM level 3 backside cache. It shipped configured with 256 MB of RAM, an 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive, a 12X DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive, and a 4X AGP ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1 were available by custom configuration.
The Power Macintosh G4 (Firewire 800) series is similar to the "Mirrored Drive Doors" series that it replaced -- both share an identical case design complete with "mirrored drive doors" and the same bus speeds (133 MHz or 167 MHz) and RAM (PC2100 and PC2700), for example -- but the "Firewire 800" models have faster optical drives and add a single Firewire 800 port along with support for onboard AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1.
Perhaps most notably, however, is that the "Mirrored Drive Doors" models are capable of booting in MacOS 9, whereas the "Firewire 800" models are not.
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| Introduction Date: |
January 28, 2003 |
Discontinued Date: |
June 23, 2003 |
| 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. |
| Processor Type: |
PowerPC 7455 (G4)x2 |
Processor Speed: |
1.25 GHz |
| Details: |
The PowerPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor. |
| Processor Upgrade: |
MDD G4 Daughtercard |
FPU: |
Integrated |
| Details: |
The Power Macintosh G4 (Firewire 800) models have the processor mounted on a custom 300-pin daughtercard. |
| System Bus Speed: |
167 MHz |
Cache Bus Speed: |
1.25 GHz* (Built-in) |
| Details: |
This system has 256k "on chip" level 2 caches running at processor speed (1.25 GHz) and a 1 MB DDR SRAM backside level 3 cache with "up to 4-GBps throughput". |
| 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: |
256k (on chip), 1 MB |
| Details: |
This system has 256k "on chip" level 2 caches running at processor speed (1 GHz) and a 1 MB DDR SRAM backside level 3 cache with "up to 4-GBps throughput". |
| RAM Type: |
PC2700 DDR SDRAM |
Min. RAM Speed: |
333 MHz |
| Details: |
Supports 184-pin PC2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM. |
| Standard RAM: |
256 MB |
Maximum RAM: |
2.0 GB* |
| Details: |
*This system can support up to 2.0 GB of RAM, but can only use 1.5 GB while booting MacOS 9 (less than 1.0 GB per application).
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| Motherboard RAM: |
None |
RAM Slots: |
4 |
| Video Card: |
Radeon 9000 Pro* |
VRAM Type: |
DDR SDRAM |
| Details: |
*By default, this model has an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. It also could be configured at the time of purchase with a NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or ATI Radeon 9700 Pro either with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM. The video card occupies a 4X AGP slot. |
| Standard VRAM: |
64 MB |
Maximum VRAM: |
64 MB* |
| Details: |
64 MB DDR SDRAM provided by default ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card. It also could be configured at the time of purchase with a NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or ATI Radeon 9700 Pro either with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM. |
| Display Support: |
Dual Displays |
Resolution Support: |
1920x1200* |
| Details: |
*With the default ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card, Apple reports that this system "supports digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels". |
| 2nd Display Support: |
Dual/Mirroring |
2nd Max. Resolution: |
1920x1200* |
| Details: |
*Apple reports that the default ATI Radeon 9000 Pro is capable of simultanously supporting dual displays (one using the ADC port and another using the DVI port -- DVI to VGA adpater also included). 1920x1200 maximum for digital displays and 1600x1200 maximum for analog. |
| Standard Hard Drive: |
80 GB (7200 RPM) |
Int. HD Interface: |
Ultra ATA/100* |
| Details: |
Can officially support four internal hard drives -- two Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6) and two Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5) -- drives larger than 128 GB are supported. By default, a single Ultra ATA/100 drive is installed.
It also could be configured with up to four 10,000 RPM Ultra160 SCSI drives at the time of purchase (SCSI PCI card required), or a combination of ATA and SCSI drives (four total). |
| Standard Optical: |
12X "Combo Drive" |
Standard Disk: |
None |
| Details: |
Apple reported that the 12X DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive "reads DVDs at 12X, writes CD-R at 32X, writes CD-RW at 10X, and reads CDs at 32X". By custom order, it also could be configured with a second optical drive. Both optical drives use a EIDE (ATA-3) bus. |
| Standard Modem: |
56k v.92 |
Standard Ethernet: |
10/100/1000Base-T |
| Details: |
Internal modem and 10/100/1000Base-T (Gigabit) Ethernet standard. |
| Standard AirPort: |
802.11b/g (Optional) |
Standard Bluetooth: |
1.1 (Optional) |
| Details: |
AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1 were available as build-to-order additions. |
| USB Ports: |
2 (1.1) |
Firewire Ports: |
2 (400), 1 (800) |
| Details: |
USB 1.1 ports are dual channel. Two Firewire "400" ports and one Firewire "800" port.
Also see: Complete Ports. |
| Expansion Slots: |
4 PCI*, AP |
Expansion Bays: |
4 3.5", 2 5.25" |
| Details: |
*In the default configuration, this model has four open 33 MHz 64-bit PCI slots, and a 4X AGP slot occupied by the graphics card. It also has an open AirPort (802.11b) expansion slot.
It has four internal 3.5" drive bays -- two Ultra ATA/66 and two Ultra ATA/100 -- intended for hard drives and two external 5.25" drive bays intended for optical drives. By default, with a single hard drive and one optical drive installed, three internal 3.5" bays and one external 5.25" bay are free. |
| Incl. Keyboard: |
Apple Pro Keyboard |
Incl. Input: |
Apple Pro Mouse |
| Case Type: |
Tower |
Form Factor: |
Power Mac G4 (MDD) |
| Apple Order No: |
M8840LL/A |
Apple Subfamily: |
Firewire 800 |
| Details: |
The Apple order number should be unique to this system. |
| Apple Model No: |
M8570 |
Machine Model: |
PowerMac3,6 |
| Details: |
Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model. |
| Battery Type: |
3.6V Lithium |
Battery Life: |
N/A |
| Pre-Installed MacOS: |
X 10.2.3 |
Maximum MacOS: |
X 10.5.8 |
| Details: |
This system cannot run versions of MacOS X more recent than 10.5.8. |
| MacOS 9 Support: |
Classic Mode Only* |
Windows Support: |
Emulation Only |
| Details: |
*This model is capable of using MacOS 9 applications within the MacOS X "Classic" environment provided with MacOS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and lower ("Classic" is not supported starting with MacOS X 10.5 "Leopard"). It cannot boot into MacOS 9.
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| Dimensions: |
17.0 x 8.9 x 18.4 |
Avg. Weight: |
42.0 lbs. (19.1 kg) |
| Details: |
In inches - height by width by depth, (43.2 cm, 22.6 cm, 46.7 cm). |
| Original Price: |
US$1999 |
Est. Current Retail: |
US$350-US$550 |
| Details: |
Please note that on average the estimated current retail pricing of used systems is updated twice a year (please refer to the date on the bottom of the page for the date last updated).
Photo Credit: Apple Computer. |
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