HP has launched its new Fortis line of student laptops that are specifically designed for blended learning environments.
HP has announced a new line of student laptops that include many of the same features found in rugged laptops to provide them with the durability needed to withstand everyday wear and tear both inside and outside of the classroom. While student laptops typically remained in the classroom before the pandemic, these days learning is happening beyond the classroom with students studying on the playground, on the bus and at home. For this reason, HP has launched its new Fortis portfolio with devices capable of withstanding drops, resisting spills and keeping keys where they belong: on the keyboard. While the textured surfaces of the company’s new laptops make it easier for students to grip and handle them, the reinforced power and USB-C ports limit damage from accidentally tugged cables. At the same time, mechanically reinforced corners and co-molded rubber trims absorb shocks and reinforced hinges reduce stress from repeated opening and closing. HP’s new Fortis laptops also feature full-skirted anchored keyboards to prevent keys from being removed but they can also resist spill up to 11.8oz (350ml). General manager and global head of education and personal systems at HP Inc, Bill Avey provided further insight in a press release on how the education sector has embraced blended learning in the same way that businesses have taken to hybrid work, saying: “While hybrid work is the new standard for business, blended learning is the new standard for education.
