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Overview "Wicked fast" is the phrase that best summarizes the
breakthrough performance of the Power Mac G4 -- the first
personal computer classified as munitions and under export
restriction because of it's power. Offering up to twice the performance of the G3 and three
times the power of a Pentium III, the G4 is Apple's first
serious pro computer since Steve Jobs became iCEO. Designed in graphite gray, silver, and clear plastic, it
even looks professional. The "Yikes!" version offers 0.8-3.2
gigaflops at 400 MHz (billion floating point operations per
second) performance; it's a supercomputer under the pretty
plastics. Note that there are two very different versions of the
Power Mac G4. The Yikes! machines have a different
motherboard with different features than the "Sawtooth" G4.
(Full specs on the "Sawtooth" G4 are on a
separate page.) The Yikes! version does not have the AGP slot or support
for AirWave. It is the first Mac with bootable USB. Due to
supply problems at Motorola, on October 13, 1999, Apple
replaced the G4/400 with a 350 MHz model at the same price
-- perhaps the first time in the industry a computer has
dropped in speed without dropping in price. If you would have been content with a G3/300, 350, or
400, the G4/350 is available now and may be a perfect match
for you. But if you're after flat out performance, wait the
few extra weeks for the Sawtooth
machines. The Yikes! machine was discontinued on December 2,
1999. Details- G4/350 introduced October 13, 1999 at US$1,599;
discontinued December 2, 1999
G4/400 introduced August 31, 1999 at US$1,599;
discontinued October 13, 1999 - requires Mac OS 8.6 or later
- CPU: 350/400 MHz PPC G4
- bus: 100 MHz
- CPU performance, G4/400: 1314, MacBench 5 (Beige
G3/300 = 1000)
- FPU performance, G4/400: 1473, MacBench 5 (Beige
G3/300 = 1000)
- RAM: 64 MB standard, expandable to 1 GB using PC100
SDRAM (3.3V,unbuffered, 64-bit, 165-pin, 100 MHz) in 4
DIMM slots
- VRAM: 16 MB
- Video: ATI Rage 128 on 66 MHz bus, supports
resolutions to 1600x1200 with 32-bit support, VGA
connector
- L2 cache: 1 MB 2:1 backside cache
- hard drive: 10 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/33
- CD-ROM: 32x (max.) on G4/400, DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM
optional on build to order units
- internal Zip drive optional
- 4 PCI slots (3 are 64-bit, one is 66 MHz; 66 MHz slot
used for video card)
- optional internal 56k modem
- two 400 Mbps FireWire ports
- two 12 Mbps USB ports for keyboard, mouse, and
peripherals
- no ADB port
- 10/100Base-T ethernet connector on back of
computer
- size (HxWxD): 17.0" x 8.9" x 18.4"
- weight: 30.0 lb.
- Gestalt ID:
- battery: 3.6V lithium
- upgrade path: none yet, although CPU upgrades are
likely
Accelerators & UpgradesOnline Resources- Benchmark: YIkes
vs. Sawtooth G4/400, Bare Feats, 12/17. How much
faster is the new motherboard?
- G4
ROM upgrade, Apple Computer, 10/18/99. Fixes problem
with data/file corruption on "Yikes!" G4 systems
(original G4/400).
- Review: Power
Mac G4/400, Ric Ford, MacInTouch.
- Opinion: Is
G4/400 a good value?, Charles Moore, Applelinks,
9/2.
- Detailed
comparison of Power Mac G4 motherboards,
AppleInsider, 9/3.
- Product
specs, Apple Computer
- Power
Mac G4: How to Differentiate Between Models, Apple
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