Laptops

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Recommended Laptop for Year 11 – 13 (2017) is:
Macbook Air 13″  125GB   or a Macbook Pro Retina 125GB or greater.
(Or greater means a bigger hard drive or higher specifications but the recommended
laptops are all that is needed for Education programmes at St Hilda’s)
MACBOOK AIR BUNDLE
MacBook Air 13″
1.6GHz i5/ 8GB Ram/ 128GB Flash Storage

  • 3 Year Vero Extended Warranty
  • ADATA Dashdrive HV620 1TB Hard Drive – Black (for backup and extra storage)
  • STM Glove 13″ – Black
  • St Hilda’s Software Installation
MACBOOK PRO Retina BUNDLE
MacBook Pro Retina 13″
2.7GHz i5/ 8GB Ram/ 128GB Flash Storage

  • 3 Year Vero Extended Warranty
  • ADATA Dashdrive HV620 1TB Hard Drive – Black  (for backup and extra storage)
  • STM Glove 13″ – Black
  • St Hilda’s Software Installation
Backup for  an SSD Drive (Macbook Air and Retina Macbook Pro) is absolutely critical.  If an SSD drive fails there is little chance of retrieving data.
Apple Computers has a back solution called Time Machine.  Easy to set up and use. Information here
Model Selection
Both models do everything we require of them for our teaching and learning programmes.
Additional Options  
Both models are available with higher specification and larger hard drives – but extra cost.

Purchasing Process
Purchases are through Cyclone’s online ordering site (requires a password).

The address is: www.cyclone.co.nz
Choose St Hilda’s Collegiate  from the drop down menu and log in.
Username:  sthildas
Password:  cobden2025

Cyclone computers have a service centre at 107 Princes Street Dunedin
Phone: (03) 470-1055   |   Email: dunedinsales@cyclone.co.nz

Additional Information

The school provides additional software your daughter will need. Once a laptop is purchased through Cyclone Computers the computer will be loaded with the school system.
Additional personal software  is not supported by the school IT team.
We do not allow mobile internet connection devices such Vodems or T-Sticks brought to school as we are required to provide content filtered Internet for students. This includes the boarding hostel.
If you prefer to buy elsewhere you can buy any Apple laptop that you choose.   Please bring it to the school for software installation before it is used.
Laptops are used in school primarily as an Education device.  Laptops should not contain material not suited the school environment and should be used in accordance with
the the agreement signed by students.
The school has some loan computers available for hardship situations. Hardship loans are handled very discreetly. Please contact Mrs Jackie Barron directly if you need to discuss this option.
The school provides technical support in liaison with Cyclone Computers.  If you experience problems please bring your laptop to the eLearning Office at school in the first instance.

Please email David Young if you have any questions.
dyoung@shcs.school.nz