Gateway M285-E

8 reviews

Sep, 2024

Positive
performance (5)
battery (5)
keyboard (2)
size (2)
price (1)

Negative
portability (5)
screen (3)
image quality (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 reviews of Gateway M285-E. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the reliability and design are generally positive. The keyboard and battery are also mentioned favorably. Many are less positive about the image quality and screen, and there are some mixed opinions about the usability and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Gateway M285-E is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Gateway M285-E

Easy-to-use wide-screen tablet PC turned in good performance.

Includes a full-size keyboard

Heavy for a tablet PC

The powerful M285-E offers an unusually roomy keyboard, especially for a tablet PC. Screen pivoting works smoothly.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Gateway M285-E review

To some people, tablet PCs are a novelty--good for occasional touch-screen doodling and not much more. For others, especially note-taking students and conference room PowerPoint jockeys, tablets have become indispensable, even if they're often saddled...

Thanks to a Core 2 Duo processor, you get tablet features without sacrificing regular laptop performance; responsive screen and stylus; available with long-lasting 12-cell battery.

Too big and heavy for some tablet users; stylus requires recalibration when flipping screen orientation; low-res screen.

Gateway's M285-E convertible tablet can easily serve double duty as your main PC, but its size and weight makes it hard to use as a full-time tablet.

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Gateway M285-E

The Gateway M285-E's tablet features are icing on the cake.

Powerful components. Good graphics. 14-inch widescreen. Extended battery. Internal optical drive.

Heavy. 512MB RAM.

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Jul, 2006

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Expert review by : ViPaDawG (NotebookReview.com)

Gateway M285 Convertible Tablet PC Review

After spending some time on this laptop, and setting things up just the way I like them, I think overall, it's a great buy.

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by : ViPaDawG (NotebookReview.com)

Gateway M285 Convertible Tablet PC Review (pics, specs)

Gateway's M285-E is the successor to Gateway's previous model, the M275, and is also known as the CX210 if you are purchasing the laptop via Gateway Home's website. Following is a full review of this Core Duo laptop with an ATI X1400 graphics card.

Great Multi-tasking Capabilities Fairly Powerful GPU in a Tablet Nice Keyboard Excellent Battery Life Solid Design Modular Bay

Somewhat Grainy Screen Heavy No S-Video or DVI Output

After spending some time on this laptop, and setting things up just the way I like them, I think overall, it's a great buy. The performance is top notch, and the quality is also surprisingly nice. There are few things wrong with the laptop, but for...

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by : Laptopical (laptopical.com)

Gateway M285-E SBb

June 17, 2011 6:42 am Comments Off Share this Article Twitter Facebook Delicious Digg Stumble Reddit Author: admin Despite undoubted portability, a laptop sometimes just isn't functional enough. For example, doctors dashing around a busy patient ward,...

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Eric Grevstad (hardwarecentral.com)

HardwareCentral - Gateway M285-E Review.

Our system came with an 8-cell lithium-ion battery -- Gateway also offers a 6-cell pack that replaces the optical drive in the M285-E's modular bay and a 12-cell battery that protrudes past the end of the chassis. The supplied battery impressed us for...

In addition to Windows Journal and the pop-up input panel (for handwriting or on-screen keyboard tapping) standard with Win XP Tablet PC Edition, the system comes with the more sophisticated Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, as well as a Tablet Edition...

Aug, 2006

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Expert review by : ViPaDawG (TabletPCReview.com)

Gateway M285 Convertible Tablet PC Review

Gateway's M285-E is the successor to Gateway's previous model, the M275, and is also known as the CX210 if you are purchasing the laptop via Gateway Home's website.

Jul, 2006

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