Microsoft’s New Batch of Laptops

These five laptops, as reported by Neowin, all share a few common traits. They all have 4G LTE capabilities, and their main focus is to aid children with learning.

Microsoft isn’t manufacturing the laptops; instead, the software giant has announced a partnership with Acer, ASUS, and JP-IK to produce five laptops in total.

The laptops will come in a range of different prices, and you can pick and choose what you want on your system. The cheapest model starts at a JP-IK Leap T304 that comes in at $185 but only has 4G-LTE capability as an optional upgrade. It will, however, run with an Intel Celeron N4000 and 4GB of RAM.

JK-IK also has a Leap Connect T304, which uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c processor. This one does come with 4G capability from the get-go.

Acer offers the TravelMate B3 ($239) and TravelMate Spin B3 ($329), and both use an Intel Jasper Lake processor. On the ASUS front is the ExpertBook BR1100, which comes with an anti-bacterial cover and weighs in at $279.

There is no official store link or release date for these models, so keep an eye out for future updates as Microsoft rolls these laptops out.

Microsoft’s Bid in a COVID-19 World

With COVID-19 forcing schools to shut and teachers moving into digital classrooms, parents are put in a nasty dilemma where they need to purchase additional equipment so their children can learn long-distance.

Fortunately, remote learning software doesn’t need an incredibly beefy computer. As such, parents have been flocking to cheap laptop models to get their children ready for life in lockdown.

Microsoft has responded to this by pushing out some of its cheapest laptops yet. For instance, the pandemic inspired Microsoft to release the Surface Laptop Go, the cheapest Surface device at writing.

As such, these five laptops appear to be Microsoft pushing for more affordable laptops so that parents don’t need to spend a lot to get their children online and learning.

Making Post-COVID-19 Life Affordable

With everyone rushing to purchase cheap laptops for remote learning, Microsoft aims to supply parents with what they need. We’ll have to wait and see how these laptops will make their way into the hands of those who need them.

If you’re struggling to keep your children learning in lockdown, did you know there are plenty of homeschooling websites that can help? This includes lessons from TED aimed explicitly at children.

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