SYSTEMAX PURSUIT 4155 notebook PROS Inexpensive; sturdy case; Core 2 Duo processor; decent performance; bright display; built-in Webcam
CONS Keyboard uncomfortable for long typing stints; no dedicated multimedia controls; so-so battery life
1.66GHz Core 2 Duo T5500; 1GB DDR2; 80GB hard drive; double-layer DVD±RW; 15.4-inch TFT; Windows XP Professional
For budget minded home users, Systemax Pursuit 4155 pairs decent performance with a feature set that's reasonable for the price. At 6.3 pounds, this midsize laptop is too heavy for every day travel, though its case feels surprisingly sturdy for a budget model's. The 15.4-inch wide-screen display features a built-in Webcam and a 1.280x800 native resolution that produces crisp graphics and images, driven by integrated graphics. The screen is also remarkably bright, rated for 209 candelas per square me ter (cd/m2) at maximum brightness. We were less impressed with the laptop's keyboard. Though full-size, it not only makes too much noise when typed on, but its shallow key travel also produced finger fatigue after typing for long stretches. Above the keyboard, you'll find four program mable application-launch buttons, but no dedicated multimedia controls. In addition to the standard ports and connections. the Pursuit offers a few extras you wouldn't expect in a budget system, including a mini-FireWire jack, a flash-card reader and an ExpressCard slot. For network connectivity. Ethernet, a modem, and 802.11a/ b/g Wi-Fi are all aboard. Our test unit used Windows XP Professional, but identical models will ship with Vista Home Premium or Business by the time you read this. With its 1.66GHz Core 2 DuoT5500 processor and 1GB of RAM, the Pursuit packs plenty of punch for basic tasks such as word processing, Web surfing, and watching movies. In our tests, the laptop ran even with the identically configured Lenovo 3000 C200. and also performed within 10 percent of the more expensive Asus W7J, which has a discrete graphics card. (Both are reviewed in this section.) As for battery life, we squeezed out a merely average 3 hours and 12 minutes.
SYSTEMAX PURSUIT 4155 notebook 
