We just purchased 10 re-imaged laptops with Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. Below is a listing of software on the image and the specs on the machines:
Dell Latitude E6400:
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz
Screen: 14.1WXGA
Hard drive: 160GB 7200rpm
DVD+/-RW: 8X
Memory: 2 or 4 GB
Software Installed:
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
Adobe Reader XI
Afobe Flash Player
Power DVD 8.2
Roxio DE 10.3
Windows Security Essentials (Anti-Virus)
Windows Live Essentials (Photo Gallery, Movie maker, etc.)
We have maybe $1,000 left in our budget.
There is no wifi and no Internet. They may have later but cannot rely on that.
The target age is 5th to 6th grade girls for homework and research.
We need to make this very easy for someone with basic skills to sustain the lab after it is setup.
With our additional funds, to complete the lab, we would like to purchase:
- a very small inexpensive high quality B&W Laser Printer
- (2) cartridges for the printer
- (10) mice and mousepads
- 16 port switch (D-Link or Net Gear or other?)
- (11) 25 ft. Ethernet cables
- (2) or (3) surge protectors
- We have Office 2003 but could afford to buy (2) student + home (5 licenses per box) but it is only good for ONE year. Have also discussed installing Open Office on the laptops?
-Anything else recommended we need for this small lab?
We want to build the simplest network possible with very simple functions and would love to hear advice on how to do/best way to accomplish with our budget, where best to buy or any other expertise you can provide.
We do need to put in Parental Control for Internet access and to not allow for example Facebook use at school.
Do we need a server computer or could we do this without one to simplify?
What is the fastest way to install Office software on all 10 laptops?
We have some technical knowledge but neither of us have ever set up a network before or networked a printer. Please educate us on what would be the best and simplest or easiest setup for these girls and for someone else with basic skills to support on a daily basis.
Thank you so much in advance!
Dell Latitude E6400:
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz
Screen: 14.1WXGA
Hard drive: 160GB 7200rpm
DVD+/-RW: 8X
Memory: 2 or 4 GB
Software Installed:
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
Adobe Reader XI
Afobe Flash Player
Power DVD 8.2
Roxio DE 10.3
Windows Security Essentials (Anti-Virus)
Windows Live Essentials (Photo Gallery, Movie maker, etc.)
We have maybe $1,000 left in our budget.
There is no wifi and no Internet. They may have later but cannot rely on that.
The target age is 5th to 6th grade girls for homework and research.
We need to make this very easy for someone with basic skills to sustain the lab after it is setup.
With our additional funds, to complete the lab, we would like to purchase:
- a very small inexpensive high quality B&W Laser Printer
- (2) cartridges for the printer
- (10) mice and mousepads
- 16 port switch (D-Link or Net Gear or other?)
- (11) 25 ft. Ethernet cables
- (2) or (3) surge protectors
- We have Office 2003 but could afford to buy (2) student + home (5 licenses per box) but it is only good for ONE year. Have also discussed installing Open Office on the laptops?
-Anything else recommended we need for this small lab?
We want to build the simplest network possible with very simple functions and would love to hear advice on how to do/best way to accomplish with our budget, where best to buy or any other expertise you can provide.
We do need to put in Parental Control for Internet access and to not allow for example Facebook use at school.
Do we need a server computer or could we do this without one to simplify?
What is the fastest way to install Office software on all 10 laptops?
We have some technical knowledge but neither of us have ever set up a network before or networked a printer. Please educate us on what would be the best and simplest or easiest setup for these girls and for someone else with basic skills to support on a daily basis.
Thank you so much in advance!