Faculty laptop options

Faculty Laptops!

What are your options?

How do they compare?

Fujitsu Stylistic Q720Lenovo ThinkPad Helix Convertible Ultrabook Mackbook Pro 13" Macbook Air 13"

Size 11.8" x 7.7" x 0.5" 11.7" x 7.3" x 0.8" 12.35" x 8.62" x 0.75" 11.8"x 7.56" x 0.11-0.68"

Display Size 11.6" (1366x768 pixels) 11.6" (1920x1080 pixels) 13" (1280x800 pixels) 13" (1440x900 pixels)

Weight 3.86 lbs; 1.87 lbs tablet 3.8 lbs; 1.8 lbs tablet 4.5 lbs 2.96 lbs

Operating System Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Pro OS X Mountain Lion OS X Mountain Lion

Tablet Pen Pen -- --Touch Yes Yes -- --DVD Drive -- -- Yes --

Battery Life4 or 9 hours: 4h 1st battery/ 9.3h 1st and 2nd battery

6 or 10 hours: 6h tablet; 10h in laptop or tablet+ mode

7 hours 12 hours

Harddrive Solid State Solid State Solid State Solid State

RAM 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB

Diskspace 128GB 128GB 128GB 128GB

What are people saying about them?

Early Adopter Survey Results

How much time did it take to become reasonably comfortable with your new

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How useful is your laptop in your day-to-day work?

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How useful is your laptop in your day-to-day work?

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More useful in the classroom

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How strongly would you recommend your particular machine to another teacher?

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How reliable is your connection to the Academy Private wireless network when you

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How satisfied are you with access to and functioning of the Remote Desktop?

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Are you able to reliably connect to the school printers?

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Overall, how satisfied are you with the media room setup in conjunction with your laptop?

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