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Apple Power Mac G4 dual processors  Model 867MHz, Model 1GHz, Model 1.25GHz  The all-new Power Mac G4 features features the dual processors providing increased memory bandwidth and faster data transfer. No matter which speed you choose, you'll get the staggering performance of dual processors at 867MHz, 1GHz or 1.25GHz, which adds 500MHz to the previous generation of Power Mac G4. The original single processor 500MHz Power Mac G4 had a measured peak performance of 3.7 gigaflops. Power Mac performance has increased fivefold since then. In other words, you'd need five of the original Power Mac G4 systems to get the processing power available in the new Power Mac G4. The dual 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processors perform 18 billion floating-point operations per second, or 18 gigaflops. The 1.25GHz G4 runs professional applications like Adobe Photoshop up to 90 percent faster than a 2.53GHz Pentium 4-based PC. To harness all this power required the new system controller designed for Xserve as well as its L3 cache and DDR memory. The processor speed gets an additional boost with an advanced cache memory architecture that provides ultrafast, dedicated memory. While accessing data from main memory is significantly faster than accessing data from the hard drive, all three new Power Mac G4s get an even faster level of memory called L3 cache. The L3 cache boosts processor function by providing fast access to data and application code at speeds of up to 4 gigabytes per second. The dual 1.25GHz model uses 2MB of high-speed DDR SRAM running at up to 500MHz on each of its chips, while the dual 867MHz and 1GHz models offer up 1MB DDR SDRAM on each of their chips. New Power Mac G4 systems feature Double Data Rate synchronous dynamic random access memory, also known as DDR SDRAM main memory. DDR SDRAM allows the system to read and write data to and from memory on both the rising and falling edge of each clock cycle. This provides twice the throughput of Single Data Rate SDRAM, which reads and writes only on the rising edge of the clock cycle. The resulting throughput between main memory and the system controller is 2.7GBps, more than double the throughput of the previous dual 1GHz Power Mac G4. Graphics processors and dual display support across the product line. AGP 4X graphics slot suuport NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card (with 32MB of DDR SDRAM) Model 867MHz, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card (64MB of DDR SDRAM, quad-pipe architecture) Model 1GHz, Model 1.25GHz. As a build-to-order option you can get the NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti graphics card and its 128MB frame buffer of DDR SDRAM, which lets it perform 1.23 trillion operations per second. Each card comes with both ADC and DVI connectors for dual monitor support, without an extra PCI card. Apple Display Connector (ADC). Available to connect: 23-inch (1920-by-1200-pixel resolution) Apple Cinema HD Display, the 22-inch Apple Cinema Display, or the 15-inch or 17-inch Apple Studio Display. You also get the benefit of built-in Gigabit Ethernet for shooting large files across your LAN at high speeds, 56K modem, AirPort Card slot, two 400Mbps FireWire ports and four USB ports (two on the computer, two on the keyboard). Incidentally, FireWire, PCI expansion (four full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots with 215MB per second throughput) and Gigabit Ethernet are integrated directly into the main system controller, reducing latencies and providing superior I/O performance. In fornt a vailable optical bay for Combo DVD / CD-RW or/and SuperDrive (DVD-R / CD-RW) The dual 1GHz and 1.25GHz models come with SuperDrive, while the dual 867MHz offers the Combo DVD/CD-RW drive. Available space for a second optical drive. Data archiving on CD and DVD Optical discs are ideal for backup because they offer huge capacity in a small package that's both easy to store and lasts a long time. CDs can hold up to 650MB of data, more than 450 times as much as a floppy disk. DVDs can store 4.7GB of data, the equivalent of about 18 Zip 250 disks or 3200 floppy disks. SuperDrive-equipped Power Mac G4 lets you read and burn both CDs and DVDs that can be played in most consumer DVD players. The SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) reads DVD titles at 6x (7.8 megabytes per second), and writes to 4.7-gigabyte DVD-R discs at 2x (2.6 megabytes per second). The SuperDrive also reads CDs at 24x, writes to CD-R at 8x, and writes to CD-RW at 4x. It supports DVD-Video, DVD-ROM and DVD-R, as well as CD-ROM, CD-Audio, CD-R, CD-RW, CDI, CD Bridge, CD Extended, CD Mixed Mode and Photo CD media. All SuperDrive equipped Macs are compatible with all currently shipping 1x and 2x DVD-R media, new higher speed media will become available later (2002/2003). It is important that your SuperDrive be up to date before using this new media. Using new high-speed media The DVD Forum recently released specifications for new high-speed discs for DVD recording (4x for DVD-R and 2x for DVD-RW). All SuperDrive equipped Macs can easily be updated to be compatible with this new media. Apple is providing a quick and easy way for customers to update their SuperDrive before this new media becomes widely available. This update is available as an automatic update and as a manual update for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. The Power Mac G4 also features dual ATA interfaces, one Ultra ATA/100 and one Ultra ATA/66, and you can put two drives on each interface for a total of four internal hard drives. (Or add a SCSI PCI card and mix and match for a total of four drives) Technical Specifications Processing and memory Dual 867MHz, 1GHz or 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processors Velocity Engine vector processing unit Full 128-bit internal memory data paths Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams 256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed Up to 2MB DDR SRAM L3 cache per processor, with up to 4.6GBps throughput Up to 167MHz system bus supporting over 1.3GBps data throughput 256MB or 512MB of PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM main memory supporting up to 2.7GBps throughput Four DIMM slots supporting up to 2GB of
DDR SDRAM using one of the following: Graphics and display support One of the following graphics cards
installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot: Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA adapter included Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes Support for up to two Apple displays (second Apple flat-panel display requires the Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, sold separately) Communications 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) Built-in antennas and card slot for optional 11Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11b compliant (Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, and Internet access -fees may apply-. Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort. Range may vary with site conditions) Built-in 56K v.92 modem (Appropriate ISP and telephone services required. Your ISP may not support all v.92 features. Modem will function according to v.90 standards if v.92 services are not available. Actual modem speeds lower; speed depends on connection rate and other factors) Storage and expansion Four 3.5-inch hard drive expansion
bays: One of the following optical drives: Four open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed Peripherals and
audio Four USB ports (two on system, two on keyboard) Front headphone jack Built-in speaker Stereo audio line in and line out minijacks Apple speaker minijack for connection to optional Apple Pro Speakers Electrical and environmental requirements Line voltage: 100V-125V AC or 200V-240V AC Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase Maximum current: 6.5A (lowvoltage range) or 7.5A (high voltage range) Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet Size and weight Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm) Width: 8.9 inches (22.7 cm) Depth: 18.4 inches (46.8 cm) Weight: 42 pounds (19.1 kg)(8) Processor L3 cache System bus Memory (2GB maximum) Hard disk drive Optical drive Graphics support Us $ Dual 867MHz PowerPC G4 256K L2 cache and 1MB L3
cache/processor 133MHz System Bus 256MB PC2100 DDR
SDRAM 60GB Ultra ATA drive Combo drive
(DVD/CD-RW) NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 56K internal
modem Dual 1GHz PowerPC G4 256K L2 cache and 1MB L3
cache/processor 167MHz System Bus 256MB PC2700 DDR
SDRAM 80GB Ultra ATA drive SuperDrive
(DVD-R/CD-RW) ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 56K internal
modem Dual 1.25GHz PowerPC
G4 256K L2 cache & 2MB L3
cache/processor 167MHz System Bus 512MB PC2700 DDR
SDRAM 20GB Ultra ATA drive SuperDrive
(DVD-R/CD-RW) ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 56K internal
modem Us $ . Dual 1.25GHz PowerPC
G4 256K L2 cache and 2MB L3
cache/processor 167MHz System Bus 2.0GB PC2700 DDR
SDRAM 120GB Ultra ATA drive SuperDrive & Combo
drive NVIDIA GeForce4
Titanium 56K internal
modem Four open 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots; AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed; four internal hard drive bays (one occupied); two optical drive bays (one occupied) Ports Two FireWire, four USB, front headphone minijack and speaker, rear Apple speaker minijack, audio line in, audio line out, ADC and DVI connectors Networking Built-in 100/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and v.92 56K modem(6); AirPort ready(5) System software Mac OS X v10.2, Mac OS 9.2 Software QuickTime, iChat, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD (requires SuperDrive), DVD Player, Mac OS X Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, EarthLink, Acrobat Reader, Art Director's Toolkit, FAXstf, FileMaker Pro Trial, Graphic Converter, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, PixelNhance, Snapz Pro, Developer Tools Hardware accessories All models include
Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse, DVI to VGA adapter,
modem cable
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 advanced technologic sound magazine 200 3 january issue
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