Power Macintosh G4
Mirrored Drive Doors
Towers2002Common
The Power Mac G4 was the machine the U.S. government briefly classified as a supercomputer — its AltiVec 'Velocity Engine' SIMD unit ran certain calculations at 1 GFLOP, the threshold for export-controlled computing hardware at the time. Apple used this fact in its advertising. In practice, it made the G4 the premier choice for digital video editing and 3D rendering throughout the early 2000s.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M8570 (EMC 1914)
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 2002-08-13
- Discontinued
- 2003-01-28
- Release Year
- 2002
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,699
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 7455 (G4) x2
- CPU Speed
- 867 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 133 MHz
Memory
- RAM
- 256 MB
- RAM Max
- 2 GB
- RAM Slots
- 4
- RAM Type
- PC2100 DDR SDRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 60 GB HDD
- Graphics
- GeForce4 MX
- Screen Size
- N/A
- Display Type
- N/A
- Display Variant
- Tower
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 4 PCI*, AP
- Drive Bays
- 4 3.5", 2 5.25"
- Ports
- Video (Monitor): 1 (VGA) , USB: 2 (1.1) , Ethernet: 1 (RJ-45) , Modem: 1 (RJ-11) , Sound In: 1 , Sound Out: 1 , Security (Lock): 1
- Ethernet
- 1 (RJ-45)
Physical
- Weight
- 42.0 lbs
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 8.9 x 18.4
- Battery Type
- 3.6V Lithium
Variants
Power Macintosh G4PCI Graphics1999→Power Macintosh G4AGP Graphics - Sawtooth1999→Power Macintosh G4Digital Audio2001→Power Macintosh G4Quicksilver2001→Power Macintosh G4FW8002003→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 400 MHz2000→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 450 MHz (DP)2000→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 500 MHz (DP)2000→
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
15
Typical Low
$123
25th %ile
Typical High
$255
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$208
$169 med
Full range: $62–$500 across 15 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
10 most recent sales
Apple Power Macintosh G4 MDD 2003 1.25GHz 768MB RAM No HDD - Parts
2026-07-24$62
Apple Power Mac G4 Tower MDD FW800 1.42GHz G4 2GB RAM 256GB SSD Mac OS X 10.5.8
2026-07-16$500
Power Mac Macintosh G4 M8570 EMC 1.25 GHz Power PC | 2 RAM (Great Condition)
2026-07-16$150
Apple Power Mac G4 MDD 1GHz Processor OS 10.2, 1.5 GB RAM, 320 GB Hdd
2026-07-10$275
Apple Power Mac G4 Dual 867MHz PowerPC G4, 2GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.5.8, M8787LL/A
2026-07-09$169
Apple Power Mac G4 MDD M8570 2x CPU 1.25GHz 1GB RAM 120GB HDD OS 10.4 Tiger
2026-07-01$260
VINTAGE Apple Power Mac G4 Tower M8570 1GHz CPU 2GB RAM No HDD No O.S.
2026-06-24$75
Apple Mac Power G4 MDD| M8570| EMC 1914C| 512MB RAM| No HDD| No Power| Parts
2026-06-08$150
Apple PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.25GHz OS9 Bootable Radeon 9000 Pro Working OS X 10
2026-05-24$190
Apple Power Mac G4 MDD 1GHz Dual Processor - Mint Condition - Boots OS 9 & X
2026-05-06$475
Something wrong or missing?
Help keep this catalog accurate for everyone.