- Relatively Inexpensive
- Large Hard Drive
- Good Overall Performance
- No Multimedia Controls
- Poor Online Product Support
- Keyboard Has Odd Feel
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
- 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Memory
- 250GB 7400rpm SATA Hard Drive
- 8x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer
- 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) LCD With 2MP Webcam In Bezel
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB Dedicated Graphics With 512MB Memory
- v.92 56kbps Modem, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n Wireless and Bluetooth
- Four USB 2.0, FireWire, ExpressCard/54, Fingerprint Reader, 4-in-1 Card Reader
- 14.3" x 10.4" x 1.5" @ 6.5 lbs.
- Vista Home Premium, MS Works, Norton AntiVirus 2007
11/12/07 – Systemax has produced one of the least expensive thin and light performance notebooks on the market. The Pursuit 4250 is easily several hundred less than other comparable notebooks on the market. Of course, if you don't need too much performance it can also be purchased in budget configurations as well.
In terms of performance, the Pursuit 4250 can be equipped with the Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 mobile processor. This is one of the stronger processor selections in this segment and should perform very well. They matched it up with 2GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 memory that let it run smoothly even with the memory hungry Vista operating system.
One area that the Pursuit 4250 does really well is the storage. The 250GB hard drive provides plenty of space for programs or digital media and performs quite well thanks to its 5400rpm spin rate. This provides more space and performance than the average thin and light system. A dual layer DVD burner is included to handle both playback and recording of DVD or CD media.
The LCD display on the Pursuit 4250 is actually quite good for the price. It is very bright and easy to read. The NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT allows the system to even be used as a mobile PC gaming platform. With its 512MB of graphics memory, it shouldn't have any problems even with high tecture models.
There are some issues with the Pursuit 4250 though. For such a feature packed notebook, it is surprising that the design lacks any multimedia controls. In addition, the keyboard has a feel that is hard to describe but could be problematic for some. Finally, Systemax's online support for their products leaves much to be desired if you have any issues with the notebook.
