Which Charging Solution is Best for Your School?
Which charging solution is best for your school may be a hard question to answer for some schools. When schools are planning to roll out devices for their students, the charging solution may be the least important part of the project. Many schools want to get devices into their student’s hands right away to start learning. When those devices run low on battery though, how is your school keeping them powered up? There are many charging solutions out there, and ScholarBuys wants to help your school choose the right one!
Charging Carts
One of the most popular charging solutions that we suggest is a charging cart. They have the ability to hold a classroom set of devices, while also having the ability to move from classroom to classroom. Many manufactures offer charging carts in different sizes. In our popular ScholarBuys Chromebook Bundle we offer a 30 unit charging cart. There are many charging carts in the 30-unit range, here are a few that we recommend: Spectrum Connect30, Spectrum Connect36, LocknCharge Carrier30, LocknCharge Joey30, Bretford CUBE (32-unit), and Anywhere Carts (36-unit). If your school is needing a cart for less or more devices there are many options as well.
LocknCharge Carrier30
- Devices up to 13″
- Chromebooks up to 13”
- Tablets
- Laptops
- iPads
Anywhere AC-PLUS-T
- Devices 9″-14″
- Chromebooks
- iPads
- Tablets
- Laptops
Spectrum Connect36
- Devices up to 15.6″
- Chromebooks
- Tablets
- Notebooks
Charging Cabinets
Is a charging cart not the right fit for your school? Some schools looking at a smaller deployment, wanting to save space, or know that they will be keeping the devices in a specific room may want a cabinet style unit. Similar to charging carts, there are many different charging cabinet options. In fact, the manufacturers mentioned previously for charging carts also have cabinet style charging units. Here are a few options that we recommend: Spectrum Connect10 Locker, Spectrum InTouch16 Cabinet, LocknCharge Carrier 10, LocknCharge Carrier15, Anywhere AC-MINI (12-unit), and the Anywhere AC-MINI-16.
LocknCharge Carrier15
- Devices up to 13”
- Chromebooks
- Macbooks
- Tablets
- iPads
Anywhere AC-MINI-16
- Devices 9”-17”
- Chromebooks
- iPads
- Tablets
- Laptops
Spectrum Connect10 Locker
- Support most devices up to 14”
- Chromebooks
- Tablets
- Notebooks
Aside from charging carts and cabinets there are so many other solutions. We here at ScholarBuys would like to help you choose what is best for your school. Below are a couple more options that have been popular among schools.
PowerGistics
PowerGistics charging solutions are for schools that are looking for a stationary charging solution. Their charging solutions range from 6-18-unit capacity and hold 11-14” devices. There is a desktop version or a tower version. PowerGistics is another great option that schools are using for their charging needs.
PowerGistics Desktop Charging Station
Support devices up to 14.8”
PowerGistics Tower
Holds 8-18 devices. Tower supports devcies up to 11.6” and TowerPLUS supports devices up to 14.8”
Maybe your school is need of a charging solution for BYOD, or would like to provide your students with a charging unit for a common area. The FUYL Tower by LocknCharge is a perfect solution.
LocknCharge FUYL Tower
Efficient charging for almost any device; iPads, Tablets, Laptops, Chromebooks, mobile phones, etc. Each locker includes a power outlet as well as a USB port to charge the device. A PIN is created by the user of the locker while he/she is using that specific locker.
