#MAC G4 SPECS MAC OS X#
Our Leopard Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6.Our Tiger Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.4.Our Panther Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.3.Our Jaguar Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.2.Our Mac OS 9 Group is for those using Mac OS 9, either natively or in Classic Mode.Got a G4 or want to know more? Join our G4 Group.Got a G3, G4, or G5 Power Mac? Join G-List.These were replaced by faster Quicksilver 2002 models on 2002.01.28. You’ll need to look inside your Quicksilver to see whether it supports big drives or not.Īs with the Digital Audio Power Mac G4, Quicksilver only supports up to 1.5 GB of RAM. If your Quicksilver has logic board 820-1342-B, it will support “big drives”. If your Quicksilver has logic board 820-1276-A, it tops out at 128 GB drive capacity. According to the Mac OS 9 Lives website, it’s a matter of logic boards. Apple does not list it as one of the Macs that supports large volumes (over 128 GB) on the internal hard drive bus, but quite a few readers have reported successfully using 160 GB and larger hard drives on that bus. There is conflicting information about “big drive” support for the 2001 Quicksilver. The top of the line was a dual 800 MHz machine that first shipped in August 2001. Solid state drives (SSDs) offer great read and write speeds however they are quite expensive.Code named Quicksilver, this was the fiftth computer to share the name Power Mac G4, but the first to be housed in an obviously different case. With processor speeds ranging from 733 to 867 MHz, the G4 had the power to outperform any Pentium 4 machine made at the time. This notebook is produced with a 256 GB SSD that is a big capacity for these drives. However you will be able to play modern games only at very minimal graphics settings. The graphics card in this laptop is totally enough for video streaming and even watching Blu-ray movies. If you need more RAM, you can expand it up to 32 GB. The 8 GB of RAM is average capacity which will handle running several applications at the same time. To get really amazing performance it is better to select a laptop with Quad-Core CPU like HP Stream 14-z040wm. As the CPU has two cores it means that the notebook owner will get better performance. The EliteBook 840 G4 runs a fast Dual-Core Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7600U CPU that runs at 2.8 GHz clock speed. It makes working with computer easier but it also has a disadvantage like running out the notebook's battery quicker. The EliteBook 840 G4 is equipped with a touchscreen. 1920x1080 display resolution is perfect for watching movies and using photo editing applications for example. The screen has average for laptops picture quality. The EliteBook 840 G4 has a common for laptops 14 inch display size: it provides a good balance between having a convenient screen and still having light weight and small dimensions. The EliteBook 840 G4 is a 14 inch laptop that you can purchase in USA for $1,300.00 for now.