Power Macintosh G4
Gigabit Ethernet — 450 MHz (DP)
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 1864)
- Gestalt ID
- PowerMac3,3
- Order Numbers
- M7892LL/A
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 2000-07-19
- Discontinued
- 2001-01-09
- Release Year
- 2000
- Original Price (Low)
- $2,499
- Original Price (High)
- $2,499
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC G4 (7400)
- CPU Speed
- 450 MHz (×2)
- FPU
- Integrated
- Data Path Width
- 64
- Bus Speed
- 100 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 1 MB backside (225 MHz)
Memory
- RAM
- 128 MB
- RAM Min
- 128 MB
- RAM Max
- 2 GB
- RAM Slots
- 4
- RAM Type
- PC100 SDRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 30 GB Ultra ATA/66 (7200 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)
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 — 400 MHz2000→Power Macintosh G4Gigabit Ethernet — 500 MHz (DP)2000→
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
3
Typical Low
$103
25th %ile
Typical High
$121
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$112
$113 med
Full range: $94–$130 across 3 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 3 sales
VINTAGE Apple Power Mac G4 Dual 450MHz | 1GB RAM | Mac OS X 10.2 Dual HDD LOOK
2026-06-21$130
Vintage Apple Macintosh Power Mac G4 Graphite Tower M5183 DP DUAL 450MHz OSX
2026-05-23$94
Vintage Apple Macintosh Power Mac G4 Graphite Tower M5183 DP DUAL 450MHz Zip100
2026-04-29$113
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