CUPERTINO, California-December 2, 1999-AppleŽ today announced that it has enhanced its entire Power Mac(tm) G4 line to include the new Rage 128 Pro graphics card, featuring up to a 40 percent increase in 3D graphics performance and a digital video interface which supports Apple's new digitally-driven LCD displays. In addition, the 350 MHz configuration has been upgraded to the same architecture used in the 400 MHz and 450 MHz configurations, and now comes with a DVD-ROM drive, AGP graphics and support for Apple's AirPort(tm) wireless networking (optional $99 card required). The three new Power Mac G4 configurations are available immediately at the same prices as their predecessors.
"The new Power Mac G4 configurations offer significantly higher graphics performance and bring breakthrough features, like Airport, across the entire G4 product line," said Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
Apple also unveiled a 15-inch all-digital flat panel LCD display to complement its already-announced 22-inch flat panel Cinema Display. Both displays feature digital video interfaces that are compatible with all configurations of the G4 line and deliver razor-sharp, distortion-free images. The new 15-inch display supports 16.7 million true colors and has a native resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels.
Apple also announced that it will offer a new Rage 128 Pro card kit to customers with existing AGP-based Power Mac G4 systems.
The Power Mac G4 is available in the following standard configurations:
* Power Mac G4 350 MHz contains 64MB SDRAM, 1MB level 2 backside cache, Rage 128 Pro with 16MB video SDRAM, a 10GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, DVD-ROM drive with DVD-Video playback, FireWireŽ and USB ports, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a built-in V.90 56K modem.
* Power Mac G4 400 MHz contains 128MB SDRAM, 1MB level 2 backside cache, Rage 128 Pro with 16MB video SDRAM, a 20GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive with DVD-Video playback, a ZIP drive, FireWire and USB ports, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a built-in V.90 56K modem.
* Power Mac G4 450 MHz contains 256MB SDRAM, 1MB level 2 backside cache, Rage 128 Pro with 16MB video SDRAM, a 27GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, DVD-RAM drive with DVD-Video playback, a ZIP drive, FireWire and USB ports and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet.
Pricing and Availability Available now on The Apple Store(tm) (www.apple.com) and through Apple Authorized Resellers, the Power Mac G4 350 MHz is priced at US$1,599; the Power Mac G4 400 MHz is priced at US$2,499; and the Power Mac G4 450 MHz is priced at US$3,499. The Power Mac G4 is available in more than 25,000 build-to-order (BTO) configurations.
The all-digital Apple Studio Display, with a suggested retail price of US$1,299, can be ordered now on The Apple Store (www.apple.com) and through Apple Authorized Resellers. The Apple Studio Display is expected to ship before the end of the year.
The Rage 128 Pro card kit will be available early next year for a suggested retail price of US$99 for customers with existing AGP-based Power Mac G4 systems.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission-to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.
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