Years 7-12
Screen size greater than 11"
Storage capacity 128+Gb (SSD recommended)
Wireless N or AC
Battery life 6+ hours
Windows 10 or greater (NB: Windows 10 in S mode is not supported)
or Mac OSX 10.15 or greater
Antivirus protection
Optional:
- Protective sleeve/case
- Mouse
PLEASE NOTE: devices running Windows 10 in S mode are urged to upgrade to Windows 10 Home version in order to use Google Chrome.
A laptop provides some flexibility for students who study subjects with specialist software who may want to purchase and install a personal copy of the software for their use at home.
Students studying specialist subjects such as IT, Arts and/or Technology, upgrading the CPU, RAM or hard drive to an SSD may improve the performance of more advanced software.