![]() ![]() (Mactracker can even help you figure out the differences between the myriad Performa models, or the various iterations of the Power Mac G4, which is quite an accomplishment.)Īs a nice bonus, each product entry in Mactracker features an image of the product, a brief description pulled (with permission) fromĪ, and - for computers - an audio demo of the model’s startup chime. What was the codename of the eMate 300? (Schoolbook, Project K, Shay).What’s the power consumption of a dual-2.5GHz Power Mac G5? (A maximum of 600W).When was the Apple Color OneScanner released? (1991 it was discontinued in 1992).What was the resolution of the AudioVision 14 Display? (640×480 66.7Hz).How many internal drive bays did the “Blue and White” Power Mac G3 have? (Four 3.5″ ATA bays - supporting Ultra ATA/33 - and a Zip 100 bay).How many USB ports does the current eMac have? (Three, all USB2.0).What was the machine ID of the Power Mac G4 Cube (PowerMac5,1). ![]() What’s the newest operating system officially supported on the Power Mac G3 (Beige) Mini-Tower? (Mac OS X 10.2.x).How heavy was the LaserWriter 8500? (70.4 pounds).What video card shipped with the “QuickSilver” Power Mac G4? (NVIDIA GeForce2 MX on the 733MHz model GeForce2 MX with TwinView on the 867MHz model and GeForce3 on the dual-800MHz model).What type of RAM should you buy to upgrade the original 12″ PowerBook G4? (PC2100 DDR266 200-pin SO-DIMM).I’m not even going to try to list all of the information available in Mactracker instead, here are a few examples of questions Mactracker can answer: (It even covers the ill-fated Mac clones from Motorola, PowerComputing, and UMAX.) Each entry in Mactracker is chock full of more information than you’ll ever need to know about that product, down to the most minute detail: processor, bus speed, drives, memory, graphics card, size, weight, supported OS versions, latest firmware update…you name it. Mactracker is a browsable and searchable database of information on virtually every Apple product ever made, from to 128ks to G5s, eMates to Xserves, QuickTakes to keyboards, LCs to LCDs. Instead, I turn to the free Mactracker 3.0b ( But when I do, I don’t waste my time searching Apple’s Knowledge Base or wading through the results of a Google search. I admit I have to look things up once in a while. Despite my years of experience with Macs, and contrary to the misconceptions of my friends, I’m not a walking encyclopedia of Mac specs and information. In my line of work, I’m often asked questions about particular Mac models - what expansion ports they have, what type of RAM they use, what’s the most recent version of the Mac OS they support, and so on.
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