Recently, with students & parents now facing the possibility of school from home, they're looking into the options and requirements for a remote education device, often asking our PB staff for recommendations.
The laptops below are some of the current favourites, our list is ordered from the least to most expensive but all have fast WiFi, built-in web cameras and excellent battery life... well... not so much for that last one, but it's extremely powerful :)
#1 11.6" ASUS Flip C214MA Delux Chromebook
Offering amazing value for money, most Chromebook laptops feature a home classroom-ready rugged design through a rubber wrapped protective guard, spill-proof keyboard and ultratough I/O ports. With up to 14 hours of battery life on a single charge, children will have less downtime and more learning time. PB Tech customer Nigel has said, “Ideal for my 9-year-old son. Great for all his school work”.
Other Chromebooks include the HP & Lenovo Education laptops, they both feature the similar specs to the model we highlighted above, usually with differences in storage and shape. This amount of storage might sound small in the world of terra bytes but as the Chromebook is designed to access and save files to the cloud, but it's nice to have the options. You're likely to be fine going either way too thanks to USB flash drives, some of which feature more storage space while still costing less than the price difference between the various laptops.
#2 14" Asus E406MA Edu Laptop
A 14" windows laptop is generally ideal for entry-level education use, having a first full-sized laptop with which you can confidently complete projects, working with the intuitive Windows 10 S OS and the power from an Intel Celeron processor with DDR4 memory.
If 14" is just too big, consider even smaller with the 11.6" Asus W203MA Laptop which also runs the trimmed version of Windows 10 Home known as S Mode - this restricts what you can install software-wise (exclusively running apps from the Windows 10 store) but it takes up less space, runs fast and with the software limitations, it's rather secure!
Should you want to go to the full Windows 10 home experience that's fine and easy to do but know that this process is one way, and you cannot switch back to S mode once you go full.
#3 15.6" Acer Aspire Laptop
For a more premium option, the Acer Aspire 5 Laptop is an amazing pick for secondary/tertiary students who require a more powerful option while still being portable. Equipped with an i5 11th Gen CPU, 512GB SSD and a stunning FHD display, this laptop delivers exceptional performance at a great price. Compared to other budget machines this seems to have the best bang for buck."
#4 13" Apple MacBook Pro
The newly improved Apple 13" MacBook Pro is a great premium pick for tertiary students and users who enjoy the familiar, easy-to-use macOS interface. You won’t feel bad about spending a bit more on this laptop as you will get heaps of excellent features in return. PB Tech customer Heavy-D has reviewed this MacBook Pro and has said, “This is such a great piece of equipment as the operating system is so easy to use and navigate and the computer itself is very thin and lightweight”.
The 10.2" iPad with WiFi is another top choice for education and BYOD.
#5 17.3" HP ZBook Mobile Workstation
This extremely high-end laptop is tailored for graphic designers, 3D animators, video editors, photographers and other professionals all around the world. Designed for multitasking and pro-level processing jobs, the laptop allows talented people to quickly develop their next great idea, and finish that complicated assignment. It's a great bit of kit for university or high school students who are studying in these areas.
Part of the Nvidia RTX family of laptops, this finely-crafted HP machine features an ultra-light chassis in a space grey finish.
Five fantastic education laptops options already!? But the best bit - this is just a small part of our massive range here at PB Tech. If you're a teacher looking for advice that's customised to your specific classroom, please contact the PB Education team.
