I'm very much a fan of the 5400 and even moreso the 5500... There was a lot of machine in them for the money, with a decent video controller as well, and they were actually decentl…

^----  i agree the 5400 is a good machine, its like they finally did it right.

I love the 5400s.

According to Mactracker, the 5400 needs 70ns dimms, and the 5500 needs EDO.  That may be the source of the confusion. Or maybe the overlap in speeds: Mactracker says the 5400 goes …

I would assume that if you put faster RAM in, it will just run at the slower speed if that is all the machine can handle.  But when I used to service PCs, there were always some ma…

I think that with RAM speeds, unless you go too fast, you can go faster (but not slower) than the recommended. In fact, it'll make your system faster. Go ahead with 60ns 168-pin DI…

So I'm trying to clear up some confusion. According to Low End Mac, EveryMac, and just about every other site I can find, this machine needs 70ns 168-pin DIMMs. However, every we…

It's not a lot, 530 vs 490. Probably is a thermal issue.

TheWhiteFalcon said: I don't know, but the 1GHz iMac G4 benchmarks slower than the 1GHz eMac, despite the iMac using DDR and the eMac PC133. Click to expand... Just a poi…

If you ever want to sell it, let me know

No you're right it's right there Plainview must be the freaking lead fumes On my end.

Actually, P86 is apparently the eMac's name. This FCC testing document for the Airport Extreme has pictures of the eMac but says "P86" or "P86 EMAC". { "lightbox_close": "…

I don't know, but the 1GHz iMac G4 benchmarks slower than the 1GHz eMac, despite the iMac using DDR and the eMac PC133. And I wasn't saying it's a fake or anything, just that you …

TheWhiteFalcon said: Not seeing a P86 listed, and Apollo was used for the Classic II... Click to expand... Apollo was also used as a name for G4s, but not sure if that's …

There also appears to be, what looks like, another little port...it's black... about an inch below the white port in that first picture... that's not on production models.

That looks like it's for an APX card adapter.

I have a couple of reset buttons on my G4 EVT that aren't on production models... and it looks like yours has them too! and that longish white port in the middle too! neat!  No ide…

Not seeing a P86 listed, and Apollo was used for the Classic II. That being said, P88 was used for the 1GHz TiBook, and it's not like Apple never recycles codenames.

It does not help too that Apple's modeling number system is a joke. MacTracker shows 5 "models". 700/800mhz April 2002-May 2003 800/1000mhz May 2003-Oct 2003 1000mhz Oct 2003-Ap…

^-----------------------  ah education only … will get cha every time.

^ Not sure what you mean, but there were 1ghz models. And as much as I hate the eMac, thats cool. Protos are always sweet finds! And an EVT in the wild is an odd thing. PVTs yes, …

so production models went right form 800mhz to 1.25ghz  ?

cool man!

I've actually had this eMac since 2007 or 2008 (Leopard had JUST been released) but never really documented it or even mentioned it. Backstory is there used to be a place in Napa …

Yeh I'm quite enjoying using it actually... posting this from it in fact. I still havent worked out exactly what it's affliction to the R7k or the properly working Rage128 is yet, …