AS YOU WOULD EXPECT THE COMPACT C-4 SLAYS A POWERMAC G5 AGAIN
With its low profile, small form factor and ultra-silent operation many potential customers don't realize the sheer computing power lurking under the sexy, black, brushed aluminium exterior of the C4. Some may not be aware that the C4 compares very well to the pricier PowerMac G5 in many important areas - CPU power, RAM, recovery, CPU cache, HD size - to name just 5. We put the C4 up against the more expensive PowerMac G5 dual 2.0 GHz to give you a quick way to see the overwhelming value the C4 offers.
| PowerMac G5 | Professional C4 | |||
| Processor | PowerPC G5 | • |
Intel® Pentium® 4 HT | |
| Speed | Dual 2.0 GHz | • |
3.2 GHz | |
| Cache | 512K | • |
1MB | |
| Front Side Bus | • |
900 MHz | 800 MHz | |
| RAM TYPE | DDR 400 | DDR 400 | ||
| RAM SIZE | 512 MB | • |
1024 MB | |
| RAM MAX | • |
4 GB | 2 GB | |
| Chassis | Aluminium | Aluminum | ||
| Optical Drive | 16X DVD+/-RW / CD/RW | 16X DVD+/-RW / CD/RW | ||
| Write Speed | 32x24x16x16 | • |
40x40x16x16 | |
| Hard Drive 1 | Serial ATA150 | Serial ATA150 | ||
| HD1 Speed | 7200rpm | 7200rpm | ||
| HD1 Size | • |
160 GB | 120 GB | |
| Hard Drive 2 | none | • |
SATA | |
| HD2 Speed | none | • |
7200rpm | |
| HD2 Size | none | • |
200 GB | |
| Total Drive Bays | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.25" Bays | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.5" Bays | 2 | 2 | ||
| USB 1.0 ports | 2 | none | ||
| USB 2.0 ports | 3 | • |
4 | |
| FireWire 800 ports | • |
1 | none | |
| FireWire 400 ports | 2 | 2 | ||
| VGA outputs | single | • |
Dual | |
| TV out | none | • |
S-Video | |
| AGP Slots | 1 | 1 | ||
| AGP Speed | 8X | 8X | ||
| Video RAM | 64 MB | • |
128 MB | |
| Max Analog resolution | 1600 x 1200 | • |
2048 x 1536 | |
| Max Digital resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 1920 x 1200 | ||
| Ehternet/LAN | Gigabit 10/100/1000 BASE-T | Gigabit 10/100/1000 BASE-T | ||
| PCI Slots | • |
3 | 1 | |
| S/PDIF | Input/Output | Input/Output | ||
| Microphone In | Yes | Yes | ||
| Headphone Out | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stereo In/Out | Yes | Yes | ||
| Rear L/R | No | • |
Yes | |
| Surround/LFE | No | • |
Yes | |
| AC'97 support | No | • |
Yes | |
| Parallel Port | None | • |
1 | |
| Serial Ports | None | • |
2 | |
| Length | 475 mm [18.7"] | 310 mm [11.8"] | ||
| Width | 206 mm [8.1"] | 200 mm [7.9"] | ||
| Height | 511 mm [20.1"] | 185 mm [7.3"] | ||
| Net Weight | 20.2 Kg [44.4 lbs] | • |
4.65 Kg [10.3 lbs] | |
| Power Supply | 250W (PFC) | |||
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" | Microsoft Windows XP® | ||
| Recovery System | No | • |
Built-in & Awesome | |
| Free Telephone Support | 90 days | • |
2 years | |
| Retail price | $1,999.00 USD | • |
$1,899.00 USD | |
| Mouse Buttons | 1 | • |
2 | |
| Mouse Wheel | no | • |
Yes |