Microsoft Targets Students With New Windows 10 S Laptops Starting at $189

At the recent Bett educational activity evidence in London, Microsoft unveiled four new Windows 10 S laptops aimed at the education market place. The laptops start at just $189 and direct compete with Google's upkeep Chromebooks, with Microsoft even stating that its target audience comprises of "schools who don't desire to compromise on Chromebooks." The company also announced new Part 365 learning tools for students at the event.

Microsoft's pitch clearly reveals that the company is pushing for a no compromise alternative to Google's Chromebooks:

"Affordability is the top priority for many schools. Shrinking budgets can lead schools to choose devices with a stripped-down experience and a limited lifespan, unfortunately costing more than over time and offering less to students."

The new laptops merits to offer more functionality than Chrome OS, with the prospect of upgrading to a full copy of Windows 10 for gratuitous. The cheapest laptop of the lot comes from Lenovo (Lenovo 100e) and is powered by an Intel Celeron Apollo Lake processor for only $189. JP's Classmate Bound T303, which is priced at $199, comes with Windows Hello back up.

The range too includes 2 2-in-1 laptops: the Lenovo 300e which is a convertible laptop that comes with pen support for $279 and the Trigono V401 with pen and touch on support for $299. All four laptops have been designed keeping the utilise example in mind and come up with spill resistance, a ruggedized exterior, and long battery life.

Along with the laptops, Microsoft announced new features coming to Function 365 for Didactics. The company plans to include a new dictation feature to the suite, which volition be available across Word, Word Online, PowerPoint, Outlook Desktop, OneNote and OneNote Online.

The dictation feature is expected to roll out in the coming months. The Immersive Reader functionality in the suite volition be updated to support 10 new languages next month. The functionality will also be extended to more platforms, including Word for Mac, iPhone, and Android, Outlook for Windows and Mac, OneNote for iPad, and OneNote for Mac.

The Grade Notebook feature in OneNote will receive assignment and grade integration with the almost widely used Schoolhouse Information System in the UK and the U.s., next calendar month. The company has announced a number of other small didactics-specific additions to Part 365 which tin exist found on the official Microsoft weblog.