We've had good luck with both a Bretford laptop cart (the one that holds 16
laptops) filled with decent business-class laptops, and the new Dell Mobile lab
solutions. The cart for the Dell 2100s is absolutely awesome, however we found
over the past year that at 10" netbook is too small of a machine for our high
schoolers to comfortably use. So this year we're trying out the Latitude 13
with another Dell cart. If anyone's interested I'd be happy to let you know
how that cart works out (still getting it set up).
We haven't looked into any storage that isn't on wheels; there's not a cart
that we have that hasn't been asked to be moved from its 'permanent' location.
Matt
Matt Adams
District Network Specialist
Winnebago Schools
>>> JimHays <hay...@sages.us> 9/8/2010 8:34 AM >>>
A lot goes into planning for a mobile lab. The following questions need
to be asked and answered:
1) How many hours per day will this "lab" be used?
Battery issues are very important and you need to consider how the
devices will be recharged.
2) What are the applications needed?
If this lab's main "raison d'etre" is to access the Internet, then
netbooks without hard drives would suffice. Not only are these less
expensive than "full blown" laptops, the batteries will last longer as
well. If your only needs are Internet, getting to students' home
folders, word processing, and spreadsheets then a netbook would fit the
bill nicely. If your application needs are greater - proprietary apps,
etc - then you must consider the specs for those applications and plan
accordingly.
There is no generic mobile lab. Any mobile lab needs to be designed to
fit the specific needs of the user base.
Shelly Cramer wrote:
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