carts we've found are made by Spectrum. They are large, they are
heavy, and they are not especially cheap, but the hardware, casters,
cable management, and sliding cart trays have made them a better
choice than others we have tried. They also look halfway decent. We
make about 400 cart deliveries and pickups every quarter and the
Spectrum carts have held up beautifully. The vendor is also easy to
work with on customizations to the carts. A couple of folks report
that the cart-top composite/particle board under the wood grain finish
will chip easily, but we have not had that problem even under very
heavy use conditions.
We did not have a good experience at the beginning with Bretford
carts. They have improved the product line in recent years, but still
lack important features.
The vertical slots on some models cause lots of wear and tear on the
laptops when the cart is moving, and without sliding trays on the
models where the laptops lay flat, your staff and the kids have to be
contortionists to get the laptops out of the bottom trays and to deal
with power cables.
Curt Lieneck
Director of Information Technology
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
On Aug 26, 2009, at 1:03 PM, gpaoli wrote:
> Intellerum have nice carts....
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Baker
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:01 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Laptop Carts
>
> Hope all are enjoying a smooth start to the year. We are exploring
> replacing our laptop carts (currently 20 unit Anthro carts). What
> would
> people recommend AND recommend against. We have a level campus, but
> the
> carts will roll over areas of uneven concrete.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
> David Baker
> Mount Tamalpais School
> Dean of Technology
> Math Department Chair
> http://www.mttam.org/
> dbaker@mttam.org
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