APPLE UPS HORSEPOWER ON POWER MACINTOSH G3;
Always nice to see those mac with the lattest technology: ;-)
Pro Line Now Features PowerPC G3 Processors Running Up to 450MHz
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AAPL) today cranked up the speed of its highly successful
Power Macintosh(R) G3 computers, which now feature the fastest PowerPC
G3 microprocessors yet -- running at 350MHz, 400MHz, and 450MHz. In
addition, the Power Macintosh G3 line now includes Mac(R) OS 8.6, the
latest version of the Macintosh(R) operating system. Pricing remains
unchanged, starting at an aggressive estimated retail price (ERP) of
U.S. $1,599.
"The latest PowerPC G3 processors deliver a speed increase of up to 23
percent, making the Power Macintosh G3 an even more powerful tool for
creative professionals," said Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of
Worldwide Product Marketing. "With its blazing speed, built-in
FireWire, outstanding 3D graphics and the industry's most innovative
industrial design, the Power Macintosh G3 line is simply the best
computer available today."
Pricing and Availability
The new Power Macintosh G3s are available immediately via The
Apple Store -- (www.apple.com) and Apple Authorized Resellers, with
over ten thousand build-to-order (BTO) configurations. The following
standard configurations are also available worldwide through Apple(R)
resellers and The Apple Store:
Power Macintosh G3 -- U.S. ERP $1,599 350MHz/64MB DRAM/1MB level 2
backside cache/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/6GB Ultra ATA hard
drive/24x-speed CD-ROM drive (maximum)
Power Macintosh G3 -- U.S. ERP $1,999 400MHz/1MB level 2 backside
cache/64MB DRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/6GB Ultra ATA hard
drive/DVD-Video
Power Macintosh G3 -- U.S. ERP $2,499 400MHz/1MB level 2 backside
cache/128MB DRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/12GB Ultra ATA hard
drive/24x-speed CD-ROM drive (maximum)/ZIP drive
Power Macintosh G3 -- U.S. ERP $2,999 450MHz/1MB level 2 backside
cache/128MB DRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/9GB Ultra 2 SCSI
7200rpm hard drive/24x-speed CD-ROM drive (maximum)
New Macintosh Server G3 configurations are also available and
standard configurations include:
Macintosh Server G3 -- U.S. ERP $3,299 400MHz/1MB level 2 backside
cache/128MB SDRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/9GB Ultra2 SCSI 7,
200rpm hard drive/24x-speed CD-ROM drive (maximum) /AppleShare IP 6.2
Macintosh Server G3 -- U.S. ERP $4,999 450MHz/1MB level 2 backside
cache/256MB SDRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/2x9GB Ultra2 SCSI
10,000rpm hard drives/24x-speed CD-ROM drive (maximum)/AppleShare IP
6.2
Macintosh Server G3 with Mac OS X Server software -- U.S. ERP $4,999
450MHz/1MB level 2 backside cache/256MB SDRAM/ATI RAGE 128 with 16MB Video SDRAM/2x9GB Ultra2 SCSI 10,000rpm hard drives/24x-speed CD-ROM
drive (maximum)/4-port 10/100BASE-T Ethernet controller
Apple Computer, Inc. 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.
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Power Macintosh are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. The Apple Store is a
trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies
and are respectfully acknowledged.
SOURCE Apple Computer, Inc.
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additional information, visit Apple's PR web site (www.apple.com/pr/),
call Apple's Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042, or Dushka Zapata at
(650) 968-4033, extension 2726./
/CONTACT: Nathalie Welch, 408-974-5430, welch@apple.com, or Russell
Brady, 408-974-6877, brady2@apple.com, both of Apple Computer, Inc./
/Web site: apple.com (AAPL)
CO: Apple Computer, Inc. ST: California IN: CPR SU: PDT
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