HP Makes Highly Durable Laptops for Schools w/ Intel Processors

With our current transition into a technology dependent society we see the importance in providing our students with the proper equipment to help aid in technological literacy. HP is now producing a way to deliver technology to our classrooms effectively by providing laptops that can withstand the rough treatment coming from students all around the United States. This is important considering the mistreatment that students may give their equipment. HP’s head of education, Gus Schmedlen, stated, “Middle school students can be as tough as active duty.” This new and durable laptop is named the ProBook x360 Education Edition. Which is primarily a low-end laptop/tablet (running Intel Celeron or Pentium processors according to HP) with a durably designed body.

Schmedlen compared the durability testing of the ProBook x360 Education Edition to the MIL-STD-810G standard (a series of tests performed for military grade equipment). Regardless of the claims, there have not been any organizations which has certified the ProBook x360 Education Edition as a product that withstands the MIL-STD-810G tests. Rather, HP has stated that they would test the product by dropping it around desk height onto metal and concrete floors to test for durability. Additionally, the keys of the laptop were design to withstand the prying from the fingers of students and can withstand about 12 ounces of water.

Not only do these laptops benefit the students but since they are designed for the classroom the ProBook x360 Education Edition has a light on the lid that signifies WiFi use. This allows the teacher to view any students browsing the internet when instructed not to. It is always nice to see that companies are adapting to the rugged terrain of a classroom by providing students with the equipment and another beneficial feature of this new HP ProBook x360 Education Edition is that it does not only provide students with a technological medium but also gives the teachers a good way to manage the students to keep them on task.