Why Choose Windows 10 Education Devices?

Last updated: November 2020

EDUCATION CHALLENGES

Remote and hybrid learning Devices must meet a wide range of student School IT budgets are
requirements and educator styles and needs constantly squeezed

TOP DIFFERENTIATORS

Need Microsoft advantages Google challenges

• Ideal for remote or classroom learning whether • Chromebooks can only run Web Apps
online or offline, supporting the widest range of and are limited when students have a
Windows or Web apps. poor/no internet connection.
Remote or • Collaborate seamlessly in Microsoft Teams • Chromebooks are typically less powerful
classroom • Office365 Education is free to qualifying schools1 with less storage.
• Devices to suit any budget and learning style. • Chromebooks typically use older
• Runs both locally installed apps and web apps​ generation processors with less
• More memory, storage, great battery life, quick to start resources.
Affordable • Latest generation affordable, rugged, built for • Chromebooks don’t typically perform as
performance education devices start at $219 or $299 with pen* well when offline.

• Intune for Education** is cost effective - provides cross- • Google’s management console is one-
platform support and multiple enrollment options​ size-fits-all. It may be difficult to find
• Designed specifically for Education – Manage devices what you want to find quickly.
Easy to quickly through a fast, easy, set up wizard​ • Chromebooks have a limited lifespan
manage and may become unmanageable.
Google's Policy.
• Microsoft remains a leader in a number of Gartner • Google focuses on their own cloud and
Magic Quadrants2-3 Chromebooks.
• Windows 10 Professional provides powerful built-in • Google makes 84% of their revenue from
A truly secure protection for data, devices, and users, securing info advertising and customer data.
environment and identities even on lost or stolen devices Statista 2020
• Ad-free Bing search experience with the new
Microsoft Edge browser. Requires additional
configuration steps 5

Prepare your students for their future

Windows remains the most popular corporate operating system by usage in 2019 4

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• What are you looking for in an ideal student/teacher/office device?

• How do you cater to students without a reliable - or even any - internet connection at home?
• How satisfied are your students working offline with a Chromebook?
• When was the last time you compared the battery life of a Windows 10 device with a Chromebook?
• How is your solution preparing your students for college and the workforce beyond?
• Are your students using the same devices as faculty and staff? If not, why?
• How comprehensively do you look at the total value of your IT solution and what are the most important
considerations for you? When was the last time you looked deeply at the total value of a Microsoft solution?

REFERENCES
Get 1. Get started with Office 365 2. Gartner “Magic Quadrant 3. Gartner “Magic Quadrant 4. Fortune, 2020 5. Configure the Microsoft
Education - free of charge for for Cloud Access Security for Unified Endpoint Edge browser for K-12
qualifying schools Brokers,” 2019 Management Tools,” 2019 Education

*USA estimated retail price, actual price may vary.

** Intune for Education may require a separate license
***These features are hardware dependent
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