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Power Mac

Power Macs include G3, G4, and G5 models.

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Power Mac G4 M5183

Power Mac G4 M5183

Power Mac G4 Cube

Power Mac G4 Cube

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

Power Mac G4 MDD

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Apple PowerMac G4 Cube

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Power Mac G5 Late 2005

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Power Macintosh 8600(250)

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Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White

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Support Questions

9 Answers

3 Score

Is it possible to put leopard on my G4?

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

  • Mac OS X 10.5

2 Answers

2 Score

2.0GHz DC won't start up... no response at all.

Power Mac G5

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2 Answers

4 Score

SCSI PCI card bus controller

Power Mac G4 MDD

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3 Score

Video Card Upgrade

Power Mac G5

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Contents

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Model History ¶ 

The Power Mac is a desktop computer made by Apple Inc. All incarnations of Power Macs were towers, having no built-in displays (in contrast to the iMacs). Power Macs have been replaced by the Intel-based Mac Pro line as of August 2006.

Additional Information ¶ 

  • iFixit: List of Troubleshooting Guides
  • Wikipedia: Power Mac
  • Mactracker: Application with Apple Product Specs
  • EveryMac: Online Apple Product Specs

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