![]() ![]() It traded in its pinstripes for smooth gray plastic. ![]() This second-generation case was cleaner and more professional looking. Just a few months later, in July 2001, Apple took the wraps off the Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver), a whole new case design that is my personal favorite of the three. ![]() The high-end $3,499 model came with Apple’s then-new SuperDrive, which could read and write both CDs and DVDs, a first in the Mac line. The base model’s RAM and storage had increased since the first model, now coming with 128 MB of RAM and a 30 GB hard drive for $1,699. This final Graphite G4 came with faster expansion slots, Nvidia GPUs on most models, and a new built-in amplifier designed to drive USB speakers. Only the 533 MHz model could be custom-ordered with dual processors, thanks to supply constraints out of Motorola. The Graphite Power Mac G4 saw one last revision in January 2001, with machines now running at 466, 533, 667, and 733 MHz. ![]()
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