Gateway M685-E is a 17 Inch widescreen Mobile workstation. The Gateway M685-E is under eight pounds yet packed with impressive features. Gateway offers two Core 2 Duo CPUs when configuring this machine - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache) or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache) and NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 Graphics w/ 128MB DDR Video Memory or NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Graphics w/ 256MB DDR Video Memory.

Gateway M685-E quick specs:

Processor options: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache) or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache)
Memory options: 512MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-256MB modules), up to 4096MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048MB modules)
Screen: 17″ Ultrabright WSXGA+ TFT Active Matrix (1680 x 1050 max. resolution) or 17″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1440 x 900 max. resolution)
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 Graphics w/ 128MB DDR Video Memory or NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Graphics w/ 256MB DDR Video Memory
Hard Drives: 60/80/100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drives or 80GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Optical Drive: Integrated 24x/10x/24x CD-RW / 8x DVD combo or Integrated 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer
Connectivity: Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem, Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter, Integrated Wireless Networking Adapter: Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card, Bluetooth® Wireless Networking Module(optional)
Floppy Drive: 6-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, Mini Secure Digital®, RS-Multimedia Card™)
Trusted Platform Module: TPM - Embedded security chip for user authentication and data protection (version 1.2 ready)
Keyboard and Mouse: Full-size keyboard w/ integrated 10-key pad and EZ Pad® pointing device
Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and microphone jacks
Battery: Primary 8-cell lithium-ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty
Expansion Slots: One type II PC card slot
External Ports: (4) USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video (TV Out), IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Carrying Case: Targus® Platinum Deluxe Carrying Case (fits 17″ screens)
Replicator: Gateway Port Replicator w/ AC Adapter
Dimensions: 16.06″ x 10.89″ x 1.24″ – 1.42″
Weight: Approx. 7.7 lbs w/6-Cell Battery

This entry was posted on September 23, 2006 and is filed under Gateway.