This was a big deal for video and graphics professionals working with large files.

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Starting in 1999 it clocked at just 350 MHz, but by the time the Power Mac G4 line was retired, a tower with dual 1.42 GHz CPUs could be ordered.

In that time frame, things like Gigabit Ethernet, SuperDrives, and Wi-Fi became mainstream.

Each style of machine saw several revisions while in service, bringing the total number of models to 10.

It ran for just 1,599 and came with a 10 GB hard drive, 64 MB of RAM, and a CD-ROM drive.

Apple had to shift its speeds down, and ended up selling 350 MHz and 400 MHz PCI models and a 450 MHz AGP model.

It revised the machines, now all using the AGP-based architecture.

This model is named the Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet), a nod to the new connectivity built into the machine.

The 2000 G4 was available with a single 400 MHz G4, dual 450 MHz G4s, or dual 500 MHz G4s.

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Apple boasted that Mac OS X was built for multi-processor systems, and that the G4 was actually faster than the Pentium III CPU from Intel, despite running at half the clock speed.

Only the 533 MHz model could be custom-ordered with dual processors, thanks to supply constraints out of Motorola.

The high-end 3,499 model came with Apples then-new SuperDrive, which could read and write both CDs and DVDs, a first in the Mac line.

This second-generation case was cleaner and more professional looking.

The drive doors and handles were more refined, and the front panels main feature was a large speaker.

An 867 MHz model (with a SuperDrive) sat in the middle, 1 below a dual 800 MHz system at 3,499.

The dual CPU model could run dual displays and supported up to 256 MB RAM.

It came with a new L3 cache, as did the mid-range 933 MHz model.

Named Mirror Drive Doors, this case was much closer to the QuickSilver than the QuickSilver had been to the Graphite, but the front panel was radically different, with its four new air intakes and media drive doors gaining a mirror-like finish.

This was an attempt on Apples part to keep the noise down, but the machine still gained a reputation for being too loud for some customers.

A quick look at the back of the three case styles shows how much more air Apple was trying to move through the Mirror Drive Doors case.

Above it were dual 1.0 GHz and dual 1.25 GHz models that both came with 166 MHz system buses, SuperDrives, and an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro video card.

The new connector came with much faster data rates than FireWire 400.

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