Dell’s Latitude 10.1 tablet is gaining popularity with
educational usage around the U.S., with four public schools deploying
Dell’s 10 inch tablet in lieu of Apple’s iPad for tablet based
education. The Latitude is one of the many Windows 8 tablets out there,
and this adoption could help users warm up to the fledgling OS.
According to Dell, the four school districts who have embraced the
Latitude 10 are Fargo Public Schools in North Dakota, Southern Illinois
University, Spartanburg School District 3 in South Carolina and Westwood
Independent Schools in Texas. Fargo Public Schools disclosed in a press release that
they chose Dell because students could “produce information as easily
as they can consume it”, and Southern Illinois University chose the
Latitude to help reduce textbook costs.
Many school districts across the U.S. have embraced tablets in their
classrooms, with 53% deploying tablets. One of the biggest challenges
for the school districts using tablets is integrating the hardware with
the school’s existing IT infrastructure, which is reportedly easier with
the Latitude than Apple’s iPad. In fact, a research report from
Principled Technologies found that Dell’s Latitude 10.1 essentials
tablet requires 52% less time to manage, and is 99% faster when dealing
with updates than Apple’s iPad. Password management , configuring device
access and developing user policies are also easier with Dell’s Windows
8 tablet.
This is good news for Dell, who is hoping to go publicly owned again.
A dominant player in the PC market, the adoption of Dell’s Windows 8
tablet could help the company garner increased profits from the tablet
market, and stay afloat in the PC market.
Taken from http://www.intomobile.com
Educators Embrace Dell Latitude 10.1 Tablet for Classroom Education
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