Pros
- Costs $500 less than the lowest-level dual Power Mac
- Includes most of the same advanced technologies as the more expensive models
Cons
- Inadequate RAM and smallish hard drive
- 4GB maximum memory
- PCI rather than PCI-X slots
- Much slower than other Power Macs
At A Glance
This Power Mac G5 has only a single 1.8GHz processor and was added below the existing Power Mac G5 line introduced in June 2004 to provide a more affordable Power Mac option. It differs from the previously offered 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 in that it offers only a 600MHz front side bus.
The Specs
| Processor |
|---|
| Processor type |
PowerPC G5 |
| Processor speed |
1800.0 MHz |
| Cache size |
0.512 KB |
| Bus speed |
600.0 MHz |
| Memory |
|---|
| Memory type |
DDR |
| Memory max |
4096.0 GB |
| Graphics |
|---|
| Primary Graphics Chipset |
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 |
| Storage |
|---|
| Drive size |
80.0 GB |
| Expansion slots |
|---|
| Number of PCI slots |
3.0 |
| AGP slots |
1.0 |
| Dimensions |
|---|
| Width |
8.1 inches |
| Depth |
18.7 inches |
| Height |
20.1 inches |
| Weight |
36.0 pounds |
| Optical Drive |
|---|
| Second Optical Drive Type |
SuperDrive |
| Included Software |
|---|
| Operating System |
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) |
| Ports and Connections |
|---|
| Ethernet Type |
- Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
- Wireless Ethernet
|
| Available Interfaces |
- DVI
- Firewire 400 port
- Firewire 800 port
- USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
|
Performance
| Macworld Labs |
|---|
| Speedmark 4.0 Score |
160 |
| Tested Configuration |
Mac OS X 10.4, 512MB RAM |
| Cinema 4D XL 9.1 |
3:06 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 |
27fps |
| Compressor |
10:04 |
| iTunes 4.7 |
1:49 |
| iMovie HD |
0:40 |
| Photoshop CS2 |
1:33 |
