Rock Hill high school students: Meet your new tool for school

More than 5,000 students at Rock Hill’s three high schools will begin using this laptop computer – an HP EliteBook 840 G2 – this fall as part of the school district’s 1:1 technology program. Courtesy Hewlett-Packard

This fall, more than 5,000 students at Northwestern, Rock Hill and South Pointe high schools will have new laptops to work with, the latest wave of computers in the school district’s 1:1 technology program.

The nearly $5 million cost of the laptops – which includes the PCs, protective cases and tracking software – was paid for as part of the $110 million bond referendum voters approved in May. The district spent about $500,000 less than it expected.

For all you computer geeks out there, here’s a look at the HP EliteBook 840 G2 these students will be working with. (If you need a translation, find the nearest 12-year-old.):

Display

14” diagonal, with touchscreen

Microprocessor

Intel Core, 2.1GHz

Memory

At least 8 GB, 1600 MHz

Internal storage

320 GB SATA

Video/ graphics

Intel HD Graphics 5500

Operating system

Windows 7 Pro or newer

Power

HP 3-cell long-life battery (50 watthour)

Dimensions

13.35 inch x 9.33 inch x 0.89 inch

Weight

Starting at 3.76 lb.

Sources: Rock Hill schools, hp.com

This story was originally published July 27, 2015 at 8:18 PM with the headline "Rock Hill high school students: Meet your new tool for school."