Laptop repairs are down at one Sydney school following a simple change in laptop bags. Sydney’s Kincoppal-Rose Bay School took delivery of the new Targus Armoured Notebook Cases (T.A.N.C.™), citing ‘protection’ as the single most important factor in choosing the bag.
“The new case is very protective whereas previously students were using a much slimmer bag which offered little protection in the event of being dropped. The benefit we are now witnessing is less damage to laptops from rough handling in transit between classes and to/from campus,” said Ed Tillyer, I.T. Tech at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School.
The secondary school for girls took possession of 280 T.A.N.C.s, allocating them to Year 7 students as well as Year 8 students, who had previously been using slips. Students are required to carry their laptops in the T.A.N.C. when travelling to and from school, as well as between classes.
“The new laptop bag has lowered the incidence of laptop repair due to being dropped whilst in transit. These cases offer excellent protection,” said Ed Tillyer.
Ed said that protection was the primary consideration when selecting a laptop bag for students, with other important factors including weight, dimensions and functionality.
The T.A.N.C. was launched late in 2009 by Targus following collaboration with award-winning Australian inventor Don Morgan and is now being used by over 100 schools around Australia and by more than 20,000 students. It was designed to deliver maximum protection for school laptops and features a highly protective shell and shock absorbing liner, which minimises damage to laptops.
A range of schoolyard scenarios – such as dropping and leaning on the laptop bag – were independently tested by accessUTS Pty Ltd, owned by the University of Technology. Results showed that the bag could be dropped from a height of 1.2 metres - such as from a desktop or a seat on a bus - and the case could be compressed or leant on by a weight of up to 40kg. The case was shown to be capable of taking a fully distributed load of 120kg while still protecting the laptop inside.
Kincoppal-Rose Bay will continue to provide the protective cases to its next generation of laptop users with 140 Targus T.A.N.C.s on order for next year’s Year 7 students.
