Pros

  • Great keyboard and numerical keypad

Cons

  • Lacks a DVI connection

At A Glance

The business-oriented M685-E is ideal for corporate graphics work and has a dedicated numberpad; but battery life was average

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 24970
Processor
Processor type Intel Core Duo T2500
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Display
Display size 17.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels
External Monitor Interface Discrete
Vertical Resolution 900
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset nVidia GeForce Go 7800
Storage
Drive size 100.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Other storage
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 221.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Dimensions
Width 15.8 inches
Depth 11.6 inches
Height 1.6 inches
Weight with Accessories 9.9 pounds
Weight 9.9 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port Yes
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Other Hardware Phone cord
Hardware List
  • notebook
  • battery
  • optical drive
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Microphone input Yes
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • FireWire Port
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x4)
  • Video - S-Video
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 2:21  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 504
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 116.84  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 101.73  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 97
World Bench 5 Rating Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 375
ACD Systems ACDSee 643
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 302
Adobe Photoshop 352
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 288
Windows Media Encoder 317
Ahead Nero 759
Musicmatch Jukebox 512
Adobe Premiere 450
Roxio VideoWave 276
WinZip 405
Microsoft Office XP 534