Scranton
For the Scranton laptop program we have chosen the Latitude series of laptops as our all purpose PC model.
The brand-new E6400 is the ideal combination of light weight, wide screen, and computing power. Weighing about 4.75 pounds with a 14.1" screen, the E6400 gives students a machine small enough to carry around but large enough to watch movies, multi-task assignments and chats, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and do all of the things that students do over the course of a year. The 6400 comes standard with:
The brand-new E6500 is thoughtfully designed not just for looks, but to survive a long day on the campus. Work more comfortably with a precision-tuned keyboard that offers stronger key durability and backlighting. Weighing about 5.1 pounds with a 15.4" screen, the E6500 gives students a machine small enough to carry around but large enough to watch movies, multi-task assignments and chats, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and do all of the things that students do over the course of a year. The 6500 comes standard with:
The Dell warranty is outstanding - Complete Care means that your laptop is covered, no matter what you've spilled on it, or how you've dropped it.
Both Dells come with a complete Scranton pre-configured image. When it arrives at your house, it will have:
Productivity Software:
Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware:
Multimedia:
Communication:
All Scranton-Specific Applications Pre-Installed:
Utilities:
Yes! We have not included a drive in the standard configuration, because some of you likely already own an external hard drive. But you should plan on buying and using an external hard drive to back up your data - we see students who lose hard drives (and documents, pictures, music, etc.) all of the time at the Technology Support Center!
Back up all of your data! We do not restore data from failed hard drives.