Microsoft has created a new edition of Windows 11, called Windows 11 SE designed for students and schools that can run on ultra-affordable laptops.
The Surface Laptop SE, costing $249, is the first device to come running this new Windows 11 SE operating system that is built for K-8 classrooms, and it marks another attempt by Microsoft to take on Google’s range of Chromebooks and their popularity in US schools. Several OEMs including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo and other PC makers will be launching their own Windows 11 SE PCs starting as low as $219 and will be available later this year and in 2022.
The laptop has an 11.6-inch display with a 1366 x 768 resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, making the Surface Laptop SE the first Surface device in more than seven years to come with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
It has the same keyboard and trackpad as Surface Laptop Go, a 720p front-facing camera for video calls, a USB-A and USB-C port, a barrel-type power connector, and an Intel Celeron processor (N4020 or 4120), 4GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of eMMC storage.
Windows 11 SE will push web-based learning apps. One of the highlights of Windows 11 SE is that PCs running this version of OS with Microsoft 365 productivity-software licenses will be able to save files locally, meaning students can open them while they are offline. Once students have access to the internet, they will be able to sync the changes.
“Windows 11 SE also supports third-party apps, including Zoom and Chrome, because we want to give schools the choice to use what works best for them,” says Paige Johnson, Head of Microsoft’s Education Marketing.
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