Power Macintosh G4
Gigabit Ethernet — 400 MHz
Towers2000Common
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
- M5183 (EMC 1856)
- Gestalt ID
- PowerMac3,3
- Order Numbers
- M7891LL/A
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 2000-07-19
- Discontinued
- 2001-01-09
- Release Year
- 2000
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,599
- Original Price (High)
- $1,599
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC G4 (7400)
- CPU Speed
- 400 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Data Path Width
- 64
- Bus Speed
- 100 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 1 MB backside (200 MHz)
Memory
- RAM
- 64 MB
- RAM Min
- 64 MB
- RAM Max
- 2 GB
- RAM Slots
- 4
- RAM Type
- PC100 SDRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 20 GB Ultra ATA/66 (5400 RPM), 5× DVD-ROM
- Graphics
- ATI Rage 128 Pro (16 MB SDRAM)
- Screen Size
- N/A
- Display Type
- N/A
- Display Variant
- Tower
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 3× PCI, 1× AGP 2X
- Drive Bays
- 5× 3.5", 1× 5.25"
- Ports
- 2× USB 1.1, 2× FireWire 400, 1× Gigabit Ethernet, 1× VGA, 1× ADC, 1× 56k modem, audio in/out
- Ethernet
- Gigabit (10/100/1000Base-T)
- WiFi
- No
Software
- Min OS
- 9.0.4
- Max OS
- 10.4.11
Physical
- Weight
- 30.0 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 G4FW8002003→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 450 MHz (DP)2000→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 500 MHz (DP)2000→
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
1
Typical Low
$100
25th %ile
Typical High
$100
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$100
$100 med
Full range: $100–$100 across 1 sale
Auction
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All 1 sale
Apple Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) graphite tower M5183 BA/4.4A.50-60HZ
2026-05-31$100
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