DepEd warned that personnel found selling, pawning, or illegally transferring government-issued laptops could face administrative and criminal charges.
DepEd secretary Sonny Angara said the procurement covers 169,008 Mac-based and 62,717 Windows-based laptops. The package includes 3,646 Mac-based units for administrative officers.
Asus said that all its new laptops from the updated product lines will feature 12th generation Intel Core H-series processors, or Ryzen 6000 H-series processor for AMD variants.
The DepEd said regional and schools division offices may organize simultaneous unboxing and training of laptop use through online webinars or face-to-face sessions.
Taiwan-based tech firm MSI, known primarily for its gaming laptops, has officially thrown its hat in the business laptop space with the launch of its new “Business & Productivity” lineup -- the Summit, Prestige, and Modern series.
Lenovo Philippines recently bared its latest ThinkBook laptop offering -- the ThinkBook Plus, which features the dual-screen technology to maximize work-related resources and multi-tasking for the modern workforce market.
As restrictions around the world tightened in the first few weeks of the quarter, demand for notebooks continued to grow to maintain continuity of business and schooling for many communities.
