PRESS RELEASE January 9, 2001
  • faster 466, 533, 667 and 733 MHz PowerPC G4 processors with up to 256K of Full-Speed level 2 cache and 1MB of half speed level 3 backside cache on some configurations;
  • high performance 133 MHz system bus with over one gigabyte-per-second of system throughput, with 128 to 256MB of DRAM expandable to 1.5GB;
  • four high-performance 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots with write-combining to provide up to 215 megabyte-per-second of sustained throughput—double that of previous generations;
  • AGP 4x slot with new graphic card options including the new NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with 32MB of SDRAM;
  • new digital audio sound system featuring built-in amplifier for support of multiple audio output capabilities and Apple Pro Speakers based on powerful Harman Kardon technology providing a frequency range of 70 hertz to 20 kilohertz; and
  • Ultra ATA/66 hard drives to 60GB.

  • Power Mac G4 with PowerPC G4 466 MHz processor with 1MB level 2 backside cache, 128MB of PC133 SDRAM memory, 30GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive, ATI RAGE 128 Pro AGP 4X with 16MB video SDRAM, CD-RW drive, two FireWire® and USB ports, four full-length 64-bit PCI slots at 33 MHz, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, AirPort™ ready, built-in 56K V.90 modem, iTunes and iMovie 2 available immediately for a suggested retail price of US$1,699;

  • Power Mac G4 with PowerPC G4 533 MHz processor with 1MB level 2 backside cache, 128MB of PC133 SDRAM memory, 40GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive, NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB video SDRAM, CD-RW drive, two FireWire and USB ports, four full-length 64-bit PCI slots at 33 MHz, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, AirPort ready, built-in 56K V.90 modem, iTunes and iMovie 2 available immediately for a suggested retail price of US$2,199;

  • Power Mac G4 with PowerPC G4 667 MHz processor with 256K level 2 on-chip cache and 1MB level 3 backside cache, 256MB of PC133 SDRAM memory, 60GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive, NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB video SDRAM, CD-RW drive, two FireWire and USB ports, four full-length 64-bit PCI slots at 33 MHz, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, AirPort ready, built-in 56K V.90 modem, iTunes and iMovie 2 available in February for a suggested retail price of US$2,799; and

  • Power Mac G4 with PowerPC G4 733 MHz processor with 256K level 2 on-chip cache and 1MB level 3 backside cache, 256MB of PC133 SDRAM memory, 60GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive, NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB video SDRAM, CD-RW/DVD-R SuperDrive, two FireWire and USB ports, four full-length 64-bit PCI slots at 33 MHz, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, AirPort ready, built-in 56K V.90 modem, iTunes, iMovie 2 and iDVD software available in February for a suggested retail price of US$3,499.

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