Power Mac G3/400 "Blue and White" Specs

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The Apple Power Macintosh G3/400 (Blue & White), based on the Yosemite architecture, features a 400 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 1 MB of backside cache, 64 MB or 128 MB of RAM, a 9 GB Ultra2 SCSI, 6 GB Ultra ATA/33, or 12 GB Ultra ATA/33 hard drive, a 32X CD-ROM drive or a 5X DVD-ROM drive, and an ATI Rage 128 GL graphics card with 16 MB of SDRAM.

There are three modestly different configurations of this model. The first version (M6665LL/A) -- shipped on January 5, 1999 with 128 MB of RAM, a 9.0 GB Ultra2 SCSI hard drive, and a 32X CD-ROM drive for US$2999.On June 1, 1999, the original version was discontinued and replaced by M7555LL/A -- configured with 64 MB of RAM, a 6.0 GB Ultra ATA/33 hard drive, and a 5X DVD-ROM drive for US$1999 -- and M7554LL/A -- configured with 128 MB of RAM, a 12.0 GB Ultra ATA/33 hard drive, a 32X CD-ROM drive and an internal Zip 100 drive for US$2499.

The Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) series unveils a dramatically different translucent "blue and white" enclosure with a "fold down door" on the side that makes the system extremely easy to upgrade. It also introduced Firewire -- a then-new high-speed peripheral connection standard -- and was the first "pro" system to include USB (along with an ADB port for "legacy" use). It dropped traditional Mac serial ports and onboard SCSI.

Compared to earlier Power Macintosh G3 models, the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) line -- in addition to the even easier-to-upgrade case -- generally uses faster processors, a faster motherboard design with a faster system bus (100 MHz compared to 66 MHz), faster RAM (PC100 compared to PC66), and a faster hard drive standard (Ultra ATA/33 compared to IDE/ATA-2).

Introduction Date: January 5, 1999*

Discontinued Date: August 31, 1999*

Processors: 1

Geekbench 2 score: 223

Processor Speed: 400 MHz

Processor Type: PowerPC 750 (G3)

Processor Upgrade: ZIF Socket

FPU: Integrated

System Bus Speed: 100 MHz

Cache Bus Speed: 200 MHz

ROM/Firmware Type: Open Firmware

ROM/Firmware Size: 1 MB

L1 Cache: 64k

L2/L3 Cache: 1 MB (backside)

RAM Type: PC100 SDRAM

Min. RAM Speed: 100 MHz

Standard RAM: 64 MB, 128 MB*

Maximum RAM: 1 GB

Motherboard RAM: None

RAM Slots: 4

Video Card: Rage 128 GL

VRAM Type: SDRAM

Standard VRAM: 16 MB

Maximum VRAM: 16 MB

Display Support: Single Display

Resolution Support: 1600x1200

2nd Display Support: None

2nd Max. Resolution: N/A

Standard Storage: 6.0, 9.0, 12.0 GB

Std. Storage Speed: N/A

Storage Dimensions: 3.5" (25.4 mm)

Storage Interface: Ultra ATA/33 (ATA-4)

Standard Optical: 32X CD-ROM, 5X DVD*

Standard Disk: None**

Standard Modem: 56k (optional)

Standard Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Standard AirPort: None

Standard Bluetooth: None

USB Ports: 2 (1.1)

Firewire Ports: 2 (400)

Expansion Slots: 3

PCI Expansion Bays: 4 (3.5")

Incl. Keyboard: Apple USB Keyboard

Incl. Input: Apple USB Mouse

Case Type: Tower

Form Factor: Power Mac G3 (Blue)

Apple Order No: M6665LL/A*

Apple Subfamily: Blue & White

Apple Model No: M5183 (EMC None)

Model ID: PowerMac1,1

Clock/PRAM Battery Type: 3.6V

Pre-Installed MacOS: 8.5.1, 8.6*

Maximum MacOS: X 10.4.11

MacOS 9 Support: Boot/Classic Mode

Windows Support: Emulation Only

Dimensions: 17.0 x 8.9 x 18.4

Avg. Weight: 30.0 lbs. (13.6 kg)

Original Price (US): US$1999-US$2999*

Est. Current Retail: N/A


Video (Monitor): 1 (VGA)

Floppy (Ext.): None

ADB: 1

SCSI: None

Serial (Standard): None

Serial (Geoport): None

USB: 2 (1.1)

Firewire: 2 (400)

Modem: 1 (RJ11)

Ethernet: 1 (RJ-45)

S-Video Input: None

S-Video Output: None

Microphone: None

Sound In: 1

Sound Out: 1

Headphone: None

Power: Same cord used on basically every mac up until around 2017