...I think the low-end G4 desktops are at least as compelling because of their value for the money. With a 466 MHz G4 processor -- only 34 MHz below the top-of-the-line Mac just a little more than a month ago -- the bottom-level $1...

...requirements for Mac OS X call for 128 megs of RAM and 1.5 gigs of disk space, as well as a factory-installed G3 or G4 processor. (Third-party developers are working on software to permit OS X to run on Macs that have been upgraded with a G3...

...needs 128 megabytes of memory and as much processing speed as you can throw at it. It looks its best on machines with G4 processors; on G3 Macs, you're wise to turn off some of its fancier visual effects. The oldest iMacs may not be able to run...

...on most models a bit. The machines haven't undergone a total transformation. They're still powered by PowerPC G4 processors, not the newer G5 found in most of Apple's desktops. The bump-up in speed isn't tremendous either, though...

...stunned at the technical specifications for this machine. Apple has blessed the $1,299 model with a 700 megahertz G4 processor, a step up from the G3 in the old iMac and the same chip the pro tower models use (though at a slower clock speed...