Macintosh Reviews
Being originally introduced in 1984, the Macintosh has undergone many refinements and new product releases. Compact All in Ones to desktop towers, spanning 3 generations of processors and a complete OS rewriting from the ground up. Here, we will review machines from that second generation of processors, the RISC-based PowerPC architecture. From the Power Macintosh 6100 from 1994, to the last generation of PowerBook from 2005, they will be covered here!
(Note: This page is under constant construction, so more will be coming soon!)
(Note: This page is under constant construction, so more will be coming soon!)
iMac G3
Introduced in 1998 after the return of Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs as interim CEO, the iMac was released only a month or two before Apple's bankruptcy date. Without this machine, there would be no Apple, no G4, no G5, and this site probably wouldn't exist.
Clock speeds: 233, 266, 333, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700 MHz
Introduced in 1998 after the return of Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs as interim CEO, the iMac was released only a month or two before Apple's bankruptcy date. Without this machine, there would be no Apple, no G4, no G5, and this site probably wouldn't exist.
Clock speeds: 233, 266, 333, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700 MHz
iBook G3 (Clamshell)
Introduced in 1999, the original iBook G3 (nicknamed Clamshell) was aimed at the consumer portable market and filled the remaining hole in Apple's 4 product strategy.
Clock speeds: 300, 366, 466 MHz
Introduced in 1999, the original iBook G3 (nicknamed Clamshell) was aimed at the consumer portable market and filled the remaining hole in Apple's 4 product strategy.
Clock speeds: 300, 366, 466 MHz
PowerBook G4 (Titanium)
Introduced in 2001, the Titanium PowerBook used the G4 processors we all know and love. The name was shortened by most to TiBook, and is the earliest PowerBook to natively boot Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Introduced in 2001, the Titanium PowerBook used the G4 processors we all know and love. The name was shortened by most to TiBook, and is the earliest PowerBook to natively boot Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
iMac G4 (Flat Panel)
Introduced in 2002 as the replacement for the über successful iMac G3 that saved the company from bankruptcy, the iMac G4 had big shoes to fill, and it did. The first desktop Mac with a built in flat panel display since the TAM.
Clock speeds: 700, 800MHz, 1.0, 1.25GHz
Introduced in 2002 as the replacement for the über successful iMac G3 that saved the company from bankruptcy, the iMac G4 had big shoes to fill, and it did. The first desktop Mac with a built in flat panel display since the TAM.
Clock speeds: 700, 800MHz, 1.0, 1.25GHz
PowerBook G4 (Aluminum)
Introduced in 2003, the PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) used the same PowerPC G4 processor found in its predecessor, the PowerBook G4 Titanium, although it was rated at a higher clock speed. 12", 15", and 17" models were released.
Clock speeds: 867MHz, 1, 1.25, 1.33, 1.5, 1.67 GHz
Introduced in 2003, the PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) used the same PowerPC G4 processor found in its predecessor, the PowerBook G4 Titanium, although it was rated at a higher clock speed. 12", 15", and 17" models were released.
Clock speeds: 867MHz, 1, 1.25, 1.33, 1.5, 1.67 GHz
Power Mac G5
Introduced in 2003, the Power Mac G5 was based upon the very last generation of PowerPC processors Apple used. These were the only Macs ever to use a LCS or "Liquid Cooling System" which was prone to leakage.
Clock speeds: 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7 GHz
Introduced in 2003, the Power Mac G5 was based upon the very last generation of PowerPC processors Apple used. These were the only Macs ever to use a LCS or "Liquid Cooling System" which was prone to leakage.
Clock speeds: 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7 GHz
