APPLE POWERMAC G5 A1093 1.8 TOWER NO RESERVE

Apple Power Mac G5 A1093
Tower PC
1.8 GHZ
Single Core G5 Processor
1.25GB RAM
80GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW DRIVE

Includes:
Video Card
Network Card
Sound Card

The Apple Power Macintosh G5/2.0 DP (PCI-X), along with the Power Macintosh G5/1.6 and Power Macintosh G5 1.8, is a member of the first Mac series to use the 64-bit PowerPC 970 (G5) processor, and consequently are arguably the first "desktop" computers to use 64-bit chips. In addition to higher clock speeds, the PowerPC 970 (G5) has a "new execution core that features massively parallel computation for an unprecedented 215 in-flight instructions", and the Power Macintosh G5 uses a new system architecture as well. Together this combination results in major speed gains compared to earlier Apple systems.

The Power Macintosh G5/2.0 (PCI-X) features dual 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processors each with an optimized AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and 512k level 2 on-chip cache. It shipped configured with 512 MB of 400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM, a 160.0 GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive, a 4X DVD-R/CD-RW "SuperDrive", and an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. In addition to including FireWire "400" and "800", ADC, DVI, support for AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1, the Power Macintosh G5 also introduces USB 2.0 (on the Mac) and optical digital audio in/out. Additionally, this model and the mid-range Power Macintosh G5 1.8 introduced PCI-X slots.

On first glance, the case looks similar to the case introduced with the "Blue & White" Power Macintosh G3 series crossed with a postmodern cheese grater, but it is actually a completely different design. The "anodized aluminum alloy" Power Macintosh G5 case is divided into four different thermal zones with nine computer-controlled fans for optimum cooling, and features a removable side panel for easy access to internal components. Custom configurations also were available.

The original Power Macintosh G5 models -- the Power Macintosh G5/1.6 (PCI), G5/1.8 (PCI-X) and G5/2.0 DP (PCI-X) -- are the first Macs to use the 64-bit PowerPC 970 (G5) processor, and consequently are arguably the first "desktop" computers to use 64-bit chips. In addition to higher clock speeds, the PowerPC 970 (G5) has a "new execution core that features massively parallel computation for an unprecedented 215 in-flight instructions", and the Power Macintosh G5 uses a new system architecture as well. Together this combination results in major speed gains compared to earlier Apple systems.

The major differences are summarized below in this handy chart:

Power Mac G5
 1.6 (PCI)    1.8 (PCI-X)  2.0 DP (PCI-X)
 
Processor:
 1.6 GHz      1.8 GHz      2.0 GHz x2
 
System Bus:
 800 MHz      900 MHz      1.0 GHz
 
Level 2 Cache:
 512k         512k         512k
 
Memory Type:
 PC2700 DDR   PC3200 DDR   PC3200 DDR
 
Std. RAM:
 256 MB       512 MB       512 MB
 
Max. RAM:
 4.0 GB       8.0 GB       8.0 GB
 
Video Card:
 5200 Ultra†  5200 Ultra†  Radeon 9600 Pro
 
Video RAM:
 64 MB        64 MB        64 MB
 
Hard Drive:
 80 GB††      160 GB††     160 GB††
 
SuperDrive:
 4X           4X           4X
 
AP Extreme:
 Optional    Optional      Optional
 
Bluetooth 1.1:
 Optional    Optional      Optional
 
Expansion:
 3 PCI*      3 PCI-X*      3 PCI-X*
 
Model No:
 M9020LL/A   M9031LL/A     M9032LL/A
 
Orig. Price:
 US$1999     US$2399       US$2999
 

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