Pros
- FireWire 800
- Lots of bang for the buck
- 8x SuperDrive
- Gigabit Ethernet
Cons
- Comes with only 256MB of RAM and 80GB hard drive
- Hobbled compared with other G5s
- Extremely large size
At A Glance
This dual-1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 is the bottom model of the second round of Power Mac G5 models, which were introduced in June 2004. It is largely the same model as the original mid-range dual-1.8GHz Power Mac G5.
The Specs
| Processor |
|---|
| Processor type |
PowerPC G5 |
| Processor speed |
1800.0 MHz |
| Cache size |
0.512 KB |
| Bus speed |
900.0 MHz |
| Processor count |
2 |
| Memory |
|---|
| Memory type |
DDR |
| Memory max |
4096.0 GB |
| Graphics |
|---|
| Primary Graphics Chipset |
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 |
| Storage |
|---|
| Drive size |
80.0 GB |
| Dimensions |
|---|
| Width |
8.1 inches |
| Depth |
18.7 inches |
| Height |
20.1 inches |
| Weight |
44.4 pounds |
| Optical Drive |
|---|
| Optical Drive Type |
SuperDrive |
| Included Software |
|---|
| Operating System |
Mac OS X |
| Ports and Connections |
|---|
| Ethernet Type |
- Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
- Wireless Ethernet
|
| Available Interfaces |
- DVI
- FireWire 400/IEEE 1394 - 6 pin
- FireWire 800/IEEE 1394 - 9 pin
- USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
|
Performance
| Macworld Labs |
|---|
| Tested Configuration |
Mac OS X 10.3.4 with 512MB of RAM. |
| Photoshop 8.0 |
1:29 |
| Compressor |
5:03 |
| Unreal Tournament |
32.6fps |
| iMovie 4.0.1 |
0:41 |
| Cinema 4D XL 8.5 |
1:32 |
| iTunes 4.6 |
1:17 |
