By
Humphrey Cheung,
published on March 24, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: the, abs, mayhem, g1, gamer | Themes: Business Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: the, abs, mayhem, g1, gamer | Themes: Business Notebooks
Contents
1. Introduction

Powerful is the one word that describes the Mayhem G1 laptop from ABS Computers.
The Mayhem G1 notebook is geared for gaming, as it is equipped with the powerful mobile graphics card, the ATi Mobility Radeon 9600 with 128 MB of RAM, backed by the 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 and the 7200 RPM hard-drive. As an added bonus, the notebook is Linux friendly and has good recoverability features.
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Weight of notebook w/battery | 8 lbs .4 oz or 3640 Grams |
| Weight of charger and cable | 1 lb 13 oz or 822 Grams |
| Battery Specs | 14.7 ounces or 416 Grams
14.4 V 4400 mAh |
| CPU | Intel Pentium4 3.0C GHz HT |
| Memory type | 1024 MB of PC2700 DDR |
| Display resolution | 1280 X 800 / WXGA |
| Display size | TFT 15.4" |
| Graphics controller | ATI Mobile Radeon 9600 w/128 MB graphic memory |
| Hard disk | HITACHI Model:08K0939
60 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB Buffer |
| DVD/CD-R/RW drive | UNIWILL DVD+RW 2X24X12X24X8 |
| Floppy drive | No |
| Ethernet Adapter | SiS 900 Fast Ethernet |
| Wireless Adapter | Atheros AR5001X+ Built-In 802.11 b/g |
| Audio | Realtek AC97 |
| Modem | Smart Link 56K |
| PC card slot(s) | 1x type II (L) |
| Bluetooth radio | No |
| USB ports | 2x USB 2.0 (L)
1X USB 2.0 (B) |
| 1394 ports | 1x (L) |
| IR port | Yes |
| Serial ports | No |
| Parallel ports | Yes |
| VGA out | Yes |
| S-Video Out | Yes (B) |
| PS/2 connector | No |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes/Yes/No (F) |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |
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