Apple Power Mac G5 Dual - PPC G5 2 GHz
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Apple Power Mac G5 Dual - PPC G5 2 GHz

PC - Tower - RAM: 512 MB - DVD±RW (+R double layer)

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Still a good machine if it suits your purposes
Review of Apple Power Mac G5 Dual - PPC G5 2 GHz by cmsdengl

Advantages: Fast machine for its time, easy to maintain
Disadvantages: Now replaced by the Mac Pro Intel machines

...it's still listed on the Apple UK store website. It may suit you if you have particular requirements. For example, if you have older applications written for the PowerPC (PPC) architecture you will not get much performance gain using the new Intel machine. Apple has moved most of its applications to the new "Universal Binary" format so they run on either PPC or Intel machines. However, some makers of the major third party applications like Microsoft ...
...As with most Apple machines it starts straight out of the box. I ordered mine with the optional GeForce 7600 graphics card for extra graphics performance. I also ordered third party - 1GB of memory and an additional 160GByte SATA drive. Opening the machine to access the memory slots and drive bays is very easy - much easier than most Windows machines I've dealt with. The machine has a full range of USB and Firewire connections both on rear and front ... Read review

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Apple Power Mac G5 Dual - PPC G5 2 GHz

General

MPN: M9590B/A

Type: PC

Product Form Factor: Tower

Built-in Devices: Antenna

Width: 20.6 cm

Depth: 47.5 cm

Height: 51.1 cm

Weight: 20.2 kg

Localisation: English / United Kingdom

Processor

Type: PowerPC G5 2 GHz

Multi-Core Technology: Dual-Core

64-bit Computing: Yes

Installed Qty: 1

Cache memory

Type: L2 Cache

Installed Size: 2 MB

Cache Per Processor: 2 MB

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed: 1000 MHz

Ram

Installed Size: 512 MB / 16 GB (max)

Technology: DDR II SDRAM

Memory Speed: 533 MHz

Memory Specification Compliance: PC2-4200

Form Factor: DIMM 240-pin

Upgrade Rule: 2 modules at a time

Storage controller

Type: 1 x Serial ATA - integrated

Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-150

Channel Qty: 2

Storage controller (2nd)

Type: 1 x IDE - integrated

Storage

Hard Drive: 1 x 160 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm

Optical storage

Type: DVD±RW (+R double layer) - IDE

Read Speed: 32x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD+R DL)

CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 24x (CD)

Monitor

Monitor Type: None

Graphics controller

Type: PCI Express x16 - plug-in card

Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce 6600LE

Video Memory: DDR SDRAM

Installed Size: 128 MB

Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Max Monitors Supported: 2

Audio output

Type: Sound card - integrated

Input device

Type: Mouse, keyboard

Keyboard

Interface: USB

Manufacturer's product description

Choose a Power Mac G5 Dual and prepare to be blown away. Featuring dual-core PowerPC processors, a modern PCI Express architecture and wicked-fast workstation graphics. The new lineup of advanced PCI Express graphics cards from NVIDIA delivers cutting-edge capabilities and support for up to two displays, including the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD. Need more horsepower? Then upgrade to NVIDIA's Quadro FX 4500 workstation graphics for industrial-strength animation, stereo 3D visualization and much more. It can even power two 30-inch Cinema HD displays.

Mouse

Technology: Optical

Technology: USB

Networking

Networking: Network adapter - integrated

Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Features: AirPort Extreme ready

Expansion / connectivity

Expansion Bays Total (Free):

  • 2 ( 1 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
  • 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible

Expansion Slots Total (Free):

  • 1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16 - full-length, full-height
  • 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x8 - full-length, full-height
  • 2 ( 2 ) x PCI Express x4 - full-length, full-height
  • 8 ( 6 ) x memory - DIMM 240-pin
  • Processor

Interfaces:

  • 2 x display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital - 29 pin combined DVI
  • 1 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800
  • 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire
  • 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
  • 2 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
  • 1 x audio - SPDIF input - TOSLINK
  • 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK
  • 1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
  • 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
  • 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
  • 2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45

Miscellaneous

Cables Included: DVI-VGA adapter

Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star

Power

Device Type: Power supply

Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Operating system / software

OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.4

Software: Drivers & Utilities, Apple QuickTime, Apple Mac OS X Mail, GraphicConverter, Art Directors Toolkit for OS X, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, FileMaker Pro (Trial), Apple iCal, Apple DVD Player, Apple iLife, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple iChat AV, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, Apple Dashboard, Apple Spotlight, Apple XCode Developer Tools

Manufacturer warranty

Service & Support: 1 year warranty

Service & Support Details:

  • Limited warranty - 1 year
  • Technical support - phone consulting - 90 days

Environmental parameters

Min Operating Temperature: 10 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 35 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 5 - 95%

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