Mac Models
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What's in a Mac, hardware-wise, has some impact on what MacBuild will do with it. Here be some basic information about Mac models and hardware configuration.
There are a couple of nice web sites with more comprehensive coverage:
The information here is based on the information available at these sites.
G4 Tower Models
This table is incomplete, but is meant to cover the models most likely to be seen at this time (5Mar07) in MacBuild.
(The Wikipedia Style Guide suggests that this table should be created with CSS instead of explicitly with the table syntax. Maybe someday it will be - tr)
Model | Processor Type | Processor Speed | System | RAM Type | Max Ram | Hard Drive | Video | VRAM | R Media | Option | Notes | |
G3 B&W Yosemite | PowerPC 750 | 300 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | Ultra ATA | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 24x CD | |||
G3 B&W Yosemite | PowerPC 750 | 350 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | Ultra ATA | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 24x CD | |||
G3 B&W Yosemite | PowerPC 750 | 400 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | Ultra2 SCSI | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 24x CD | |||
G3 B&W Yosemite | PowerPC 750 | 450 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | Ultra2 SCSI | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 24x CD | |||
G4 Yikes (PCI) | PowerPC 7400 | 350 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | ATA-4 | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 32X CD | 5x DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Yikes (PCI) | PowerPC 7400 | 450 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 1G | ATA-4 | ATI Rage 128 PCI | 16/16 | 32X CD | 5x DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Sawtooth (AGP) | PowerPC 7400 | 350 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 Pro 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Sawtooth (AGP) | PowerPC 7400 | 400 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 (Pro) 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Sawtooth (AGP) | PowerPC 7400 | 450 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 (Pro) 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Sawtooth (AGP) | PowerPC 7400 | 500 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 (Pro) 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | ||
G4 Gigabit | PowerPC 7400 | 400 MHz | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 Pro 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | ADC Video Connector | |
G4 Gigabit DP | PowerPC 7400 x2 | 450 Mhz x2 | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 Pro 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | Dual Processor, ADC Video Connector | |
G4 Gigabit DP | PowerPC 7400 x2 | 500 Mhz x2 | 100 MHz | PC-100 | 2G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 Pro 2x AGP | 16/16 | 5X DVD-ROM | DVD-RAM | Dual Processor, ADC Video Connector | |
G4 Digital Audio | PowerPC 7410 | 466 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | ATI Rage 128 Pro 4x AGP | 16/16 | 8x CD-RW | ATI Radeon 32MB, nVidia GeForce3 64MB | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support | |
G4 Digital Audio | PowerPC 7410 | 533 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 MX 4x AGP | 32/32 | 8x CD-RW | ATI Radeon 32MB, nVidia GeForce3 64MB | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, Dual Processor support | |
G4 Digital Audio | PowerPC 7450 | 667 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 MX 4x AGP | 32/32 | 2X DVD-R/CD-RW | ATI Radeon 32MB, nVidia GeForce3 64MB, 8x CD-RW | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, | |
G4 Digital Audio | PowerPC 7450 | 733 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 MX 4x AGP | 32/32 | 12x CD-RW | ATI Radeon 32MB, nVidia GeForce3 64MB, 8x CD-RW | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, | |
G4 Quicksilver | PowerPC 7450 | 733 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 MX 4x AGP | 32/32 | 12x CD-RW | nVidia GeForce3 64MB | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, | |
G4 Quicksilver | PowerPC 7450 | 867 MHz | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 MX 4x AGP | 32/32 | 2X DVD-R/CD-RW | nVidia GeForce3 64MB | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, 8X DVD-ROM/CD-RW | |
G4 Quicksilver DP | PowerPC 7450 x2 | 800 Mhz x2 | 133 MHz | PC-133 | 1.5G | ATA-5 | nVidia GeForce2 TwinView 4x AGP | 64/64 | 2X DVD-R/CD-RW | nVidia GeForce3 64MB | ADC Video Connector, USB Speaker support, 8X DVD-ROM/CD-RW |