The Different Apple Power Mac G4 Tower Models

Power Mac G4s (AGP Graphics, PCI Graphics, and Digital Audio)

This image shows the AGP Graphics version on the left,
the PCI Graphics version in the middle,
the Digital Audio version on the right.
(The Quicksilver version looks similar to the Digital Audio version.)

Power Mac G4 Model Date Introduced Original OS Distinguishing Features
350/400 MHz
(Yikes!)		 September 1999 Mac OS 8.6 ATI Rage 128 Pro PCI graphics card,
only VGA connector on graphics card,
4 PCI slots,
Sound Ports horizontally
at the bottom of the port stack,
CD-ROM drive only
400/450/500 MHz
(Sawtooth)		 January 2000 Mac OS 9.0.2 ATI Rage 128 Pro AGP graphics card,
DVI connector on graphics card,
3 PCI slots, Airport,
Sound Ports vertically
at the bottom of the port stack,
DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM
400 MHz
Dual 450/Dual 500 MHz
(Gigabit Ethernet)		 August 2000 Mac OS 9.0.4 ATI Rage 128 Pro,
or ATI Radeon AGP graphics cards,
ADC connector on graphics card,
3 PCI slots, Airport,
Sound Ports vertically
at the bottom of the port stack,
DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM,
Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse
466/533/667/733 MHz
Dual 533 MHz
(Digital Audio)		 January 2001 Mac OS 9.1 ATI Rage 128 Pro, nVidia GeForce2,
or ATI Radeon AGP graphics cards,
ADC connector on graphics card,
4 PCI slots, Airport,
Sound Ports vertically
at the top of the port stack,
(No Microphone jack),
CD-RW, DVD-ROM
or DVD-R/CD-RW (Superdrive),
Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse
733/867 MHz
Dual 800 MHz
(Quicksilver)		 July 2001 Mac OS 9.2
& Mac OS X 10.0.4
(Dual Boot)		 nVidia GeForce 2 or GeForce 3
AGP graphics card,
ADC connector on graphics cards,
4 PCI slots, Airport,
Sound Ports vertically
at the top of the port stack,
(No Microphone jack),
CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo
or DVD-R/CD-RW (Superdrive),
Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse,
Quicksilver Case
800/933 MHz
Dual 1 GHz
(Quicksilver)		 February 2002 Mac OS X 10.1.2
& Mac OS 9.2.2
(Dual Boot)		 nVidia GeForce 4 MX, GeForce 4 Titanium,
or ATI Radeon 7000 AGP graphics cards,
ADC connector on graphics card,
4 PCI slots, Airport,
Sound Ports vertically
at the top of the port stack,
(No Microphone jack),
CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo
or DVD-R/CD-RW (Superdrive),
Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse,
Quicksilver Case

Apple System Profiler is included on your hard drive. It is useful for checking hardware and software attributes of your computer.
To check processor speed using Apple System Profiler, look under the Hardware Overview section of the System Profile tab.
To check for CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-RW/DVD-ROM, or DVD-R/CD-RW using Apple System Profiler, look under the Internal ATA section of the Devices and Volumes tab.

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