Power Macintosh G4
FW800
Towers2003Common
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
- 2003-01-28
- Discontinued
- 2003-06-23
- Release Year
- 2003
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,499
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 7455 (G4)
- CPU Speed
- 1.0 GHz
- 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 G4Mirrored Drive Doors2002→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
2
Typical Low
$63
25th %ile
Typical High
$88
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$76
$76 med
Full range: $51–$100 across 2 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 2 sales
Vintage Apple Macintosh Power Mac G4 Graphite Tower M5183 - Untested Broken
2026-08-17$100
Apple Power Macintosh G4 M7627LL/A PowerPC 7410 466MHz 128MB RAM No HDD - Parts
2026-08-08$51
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