Systemax Pursuit 4155 (Vista)
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 14:08:37
A newly revamped version of the offers both and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor for a reasonable price. This 15.4-inch system features a 1.6-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. 1GB of memory and a skimpy 60GB hard control. Having a webcam on board helps this notebook rest out from the budget crowd but otherwise it's not very compelling.
Measuring 14.3 x 10 x 1.5 inches the Systemax Pursuit 4155 is a bit clunky around the edges and sports the same design as its predecessor with a smooth but dull silver end on its lid and a color bottom and sides. The matte-finish display with 1280 x 800-pixel resolution was bright enough for watching movies but the speakers don't produce much volume. On the plus align the 1.3-megapixel webcam produced a clear picture during a video call.
The full-sized keyboard was responsive and soft to the comprehend and the touchpad was easy to use. We appreciated the pad's vertical scroll govern but we couldn't always get it to work during Web browsing. Above the keyboard lie the power add and four programmable hot keys. We were disappointed with the lack of dedicated multimedia keys--especially ones for controlling the volume.
An S-Video port modem bring up and AC plug lie the back of this notebook. The most frequently used ports--the three USB ports (which are nicely spaced) one FireWire port. VGA turn and two audio jacks--are located on the sides. An and PC Card slot lie the left side. For easy find to your wireless connection and multimedia files the front of the chassis contains a 3-in-1 media separate reader and Wi-Fi change by reversal.
We expected performance to dip a bit from the Windows XP--based Pursuit to the Vista-based model and we were right. The new 4155 garnered a 3DMark03 advance of 908 versus 1,199 for the XP version. The Vista-powered Systemax didn't do much better on PCMark05 either scoring just 2,660 come up below the 3600 add up for mainstream notebooks. Our overall interaction with Vista was similar to the poor graphics-test results. The low graphics subscore also affected the system's low score of 2.0 (out of 5.9) on the Vista Experience evaluate.
Battery life was decent with the 4155 lasting 2 hours and 8 minutes on our DVD rundown test. That's just below add up for Vista mainstream notebooks. In our day-to-day use with Wi-Fi on we had to close the system into an outlet a little shy of two hours to forbid the annoying low-battery communicate. Wi-Fi scores with the 4155's 802.11g connection were acceptable. At 50 feet we got 14.2 Mbps of throughput a comprehend higher than its predecessor.
While the Systemax Pursuit 4155 looks good on cover its performance and create by mental act just aren't up to snuff for the determine. If you're really angling for low be you might be better off with a sleeker system from HP desire the Pavilion dv6500 which offers the latest Intel core out 2 Duo processor a webcam an extra 20GB of hard drive space and faster 802.11n networking--for only about $50 more. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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