Technology and buying the right device for your child and their specific school requirements is an important consideration.
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And sometimes selecting the right laptop, tablet computer can be a challenge.
That's where the staff at Harvey Norman Moree can help.
“A lot of parents are coming into the store to get kids ready for school,” franchise owner Chris Smyth said.
“Parents are often unsure exactly what their children need, so we have done the homework for them.
“We have a student devices expert Evan Coombes who can help. Evan is a Moree boy who is familiar with what school students require and has a great knowledge of the products available in store.
“Some schools stipulate tablets, some iPads and most a laptop or other modern PC devices.”
A modern device, according to Mr Smyth was thinner, lighter and featured non-mechanical hard drives.
"These new laptops and tablets are powerful enough for students at school, have great battery life and it’s current technology that’s affordable as well,” he said.
“We have done the hard work and spoken with local schools to find out what their students require.
”Sometimes school’s technical policies can be difficult to decipher. Parents have already started buying and the feed back is great, they love the new range of student devices.”
The Moree Harvey Norman store services a wide area and can help students from schools at Moree, Mungindi, Lightning Ridge, St George, Walgett, Collarenabri, Narrabri, Warialda and surrounding towns.
A few of the stand-out models – which have proved most popular – include the Acer Aspire S5 series and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Mr Smyth said the Acer starts at $998 and has a core i3 processor, 8GB of ram, a 128GB SSD hard drive and was a portable 13.3 inches, with a touch screen and all-day battery life.
“The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has great functionality it suits student’s needs, can handle graphic design and office work,” he said.
“Some students are eligible for 15 per cent off on some models; to find out more go online to www.harveynorman.com.au/eduoffer, terms and conditions apply.”