At the AV Coop Vendor Visit last week we saw the new Dell Latitude 2100
netbook that was specifically designed for K12 usage. Please see this url
for details
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-latitude-2100?c=us&l=en&s=k12
Watch the video on the page, specifically pay attention to the 'Network
Activity Light' placement on the display, and the charging cart.
The keyboard is larger than most netbooks I have tested (HP and Wind) 90%
full size. It was easy to type and I had no problem pressing the correct
keys. The outside case is about 1/4 inch rubber that can be 3D etched with
the districts name/logo and comes in 5 colors.
The cart will charge up to 24 netbooks. There are no cables to connect,
just slide the netbook into the bay to connect to charger and data. All
netbooks in the cart are Wake on Lan supported so updates can be applied to
all netbooks while they are docked in the cart. My understanding is that
Dell also created or bundled classroom management software with these
netbooks that will aid both teachers and techs in a 1-to-1 deployment.
Cost is between $400-$600 depending on options such as Touch Screen, Web
Cam, Antibacterial keyboard, HD, etc.
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