eMac (ATI Graphics)

Introduced: May 2003
Terminated: October 2003

Description

The eMac (ATI Graphics) offered increased speeds and a faster ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card than the original model.  Running a G4 PowerPC 7455 v3.3 processor at 800Mhz or 1.0Ghz, this eMac, like its predecessor, combined the styling of the iMac with the power of G4 and a 17” screen.  The three configurations were available with a 32x CD-ROM or a CD-RW/DVD-ROM or a 4x SuperDrive and with 40, 60 or 80Gb of hard drive space.  AirPort Extreme was supported.

History

The eMac (ATI Graphics) had only a few improvements over the previous model.  Beyond the speed increase, the new graphics card and the AirPort Extreme support, the only difference was the new low-end model.  The low-end model was $799, the midrange was $999 and the higher-end was $1299.

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Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 7455 v3.3 (G4)
Processor Speed: 800 MHz or 1.0 GHz
Benchmarks: 800 MHz: 372, 1.0 GHz: 530
Cache: 64 KB L1, 256k backside (1:1)
System Bus: 133 MHz
Hard Drive: 40, 60, or 80 GB
Media: 32x CD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW, or 4x SuperDrive
Peripherals: Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse
Colors: White
Weight and Dimensions (US): 50 lbs., 15.8” H x 15.8” W x 17.1” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 22.7 kg, 40.6 cm H x 40.6 cm W x 43.3 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.2.5 (6J73) and Mac OS 9.2.2 (non-SuperDrive)
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.3 (7B85) and Mac OS 9.2.2 (non-SuperDrive)
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT (eMac) 2.2, 2.5.1, AHT (iMac G5/eMac) 2.5.3
Firmware: Open Firmware
Firmware Update: None
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 1.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - PC133 3.3 volt, unbuffered, 8-byte, non-parity 168-pin SDRAM
Minimum RAM Speed: 140 MHz (7 ns)
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 7500
ATI Card Model: ATY,RV200
Graphics Connection: 4x AGP
Graphics Memory: 32 MB DDR
Built-in Display: 17-inch (16-inch viewable) 0.25mm dot-pitch CRT
Resolutions: 640 x 480 @ 120 Hz, 800 x 600 @ 120 Hz, 1024 x 768 @ 89 Hz, 1152 x 870 @ 80 Hz, 1280 x 960 @ 72 Hz
Display Modes: Video mirroring only
Display Connection: 1 - Mini-VGA
Expansion Slots: None
Hard Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5)
Large Drive Support: Yes (128 GB or larger per drive)
Backup Battery: 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028)
Max Watts: 170 W
Line Voltage: 100V AC or 220V AC depending on country of use
AirPort: Optional AirPort Extreme card (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth: None
Ethernet: 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45)
Modem: None or 56k v92
USB: 3 - 12 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (8W total power)
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, Built-in microphone (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, Built-in speakers (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

Timeline

The eMac (ATI Graphics) was introduced in May of 2003 and terminated in October 2003.

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