The 4150 has one the brightest, most vivid display panels we've seen on a notebook. Driving the display is a NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV AGP graphics engine, capable of supporting up to 24-bit color on the 1,024x768 screen. We noticed artifacts during playback of MPEG test files when the unit was scaled up to full screen. This was most likely due to a bug in the beta version of the display driver installed on the review system. The MagicMedia chip, in concert with a NeoMagic MagicWave chip, pumps out the 4150's audio to the unit's stereo speakers.
Audio quality is good, but distorts if the volume is turned up too loud.
But if you need a notebook configured to integrate well into a corporate environment, the 4150 can save you plenty down the road. ZDNet and ZDNet logo are registered trademarks of ZD Inc. Content originally published in Ziff Davis Media publications is the copyrighted property of Ziff Davis Media. Ziff Davis Media. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. ZDNet and Ziff Davis Media are no longer affiliated with each other.