Specifications & Features
Model/Mhz
Power Mac G4/867 MHz
M8360LL/A
Single Processor
L2 Cache: 256K @ 867 MHz
L3 Cache: 2MB @ 217 MHz
Release Date: July, 2001
Power Mac G5/2.5 GHz
M9592LL/A
2X Dual Core (4 Cores)
1MB L2 @ 2.5 GHz Per Core
None
Released October , 2005
Price Information
MSRP: $2,499
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MSRP: $3,299
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Bus Speed
(Mhz)
133 MHz
1.25 GHz Frontside bus
Per Processor
RAM
(MAX)
128MB
PC133 SDRAM
(1.5GB Max)
512MB PC4200
533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
16GB max
Graphics Support
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
32MB of SDRAM
4x AGP slot
Support for up to 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution at
32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)
Apple Display Connector (ADC)
15-pin VGA connector
NVIDIA GeForce 6600
256MB of GDDR SDRAM
16-lane PCI Express graphics slot
Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
One single-link DVI port
One dual-link DVI port
DVI to VGA adapter included
Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Support for graphics cards that require up to 150W
Expansion
Slots
Three hard drive expansion bays. (one filled)
Two optical drive bays (one filled)
Four full-length 64-bit, 33-MHz PCI slots
One AGP 4X (filled)
AirPort Slot
Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150-MBps Serial ATA (one filled)
One optical drive bay ( filled)
Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots
One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot
Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card
Hard Drive
60GB Ultra ATA/66
7200 rpm
250GB Serial ATA
7200 rpm
Optical Drive
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Writes DVD-R 2x.
Reads DVDs 4x
Writes CD-R 8x
Writes CD-RW 4x
Reads CDs at 24x
16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Writes DVD-R discs at 16x
Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x
Reads DVDs at up to 16x
Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x Reads CDs at up to 32x
Communication
56k V.92 modem
Optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11 DSSS
compliant9
10/100/1000 BT Ethernet
Optional external Apple USB Modem
Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)
Optional Bluetooth: Support for Enhanced Data Rate, or data rates up to 3 Mbps
Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
Connectivity
2 USB 1 Ports (12 Mbps)
2 FireWire Port (400 Mbps)
Apple speaker minijack
4 USB 2.0 ports (one on front)
1 FireWire 800 port
2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front)
Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors
Stereo analog line level input and line level output minijacks
Operating System
10.1
10.4
Notes
Weight:31 pounds (14.1 kg)1
Weight: 45.5 pounds (20.2 kg)
Performance
In Performance the Power Mac Quad G5/2.5GHz is ....
Processor Saturated - 884% faster
Copy (many files) - 264% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 214% faster
A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data. Also we are only able to provide a partial performance comparison.
A saturated processor is one where every scrap of processing capacity is being used. Not all applications can take full advantage of a processor(s) capacity.
More performance information
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22 Current & Former Macs A Performance Report
Power Mac Dual G4/500 MHz vs Power Mac G4/867 MHz
MacComparisonZone: Single G4/867 MHz vs Dual G5/2.0 GHz
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Apple's Previous Power Mac Specification Details
Initial price difference: Power Mac Quad G5/2.5GHz $800 more - - $3,299 vs $2,499
Current price difference: Power Mac Quad G5/2.5GHz $1,861 more - - $2,810 vs $949
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$2,039 to $2,619 - - Used - 90day -
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$2,299 - Refrub - 1 year -
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$2,049 - Refrub - 1yr -
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G4 1.42 GHz DUAL - #M8841LL/A - Originally: $2,699
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$ 749 to $769 - Used - 90day -
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$1,299 - Used - 90day -
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$559 - Used - 90day -
PowerMax
$ 626 - Used - 30day -
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$479 - Used - 90day -
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