Bishop O’Dowd is a 1-to-1 school, meaning every student has their own computer. Computers can no longer be purchased through O’Dowd, but students can still get the same Apple educational discount in-store or online. Here is the link to the discounted educational store.
Please note: Although the site says, “Available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers of all grade levels,” anyone can purchase from this site without a discount code, faculty status, etc. The prices you see for the laptops on this site are the discounted rates.
| Apple | Windows | |
| Operating System | Mac OS Sonoma |
Windows 11 (Home or Pro) |
|
Size |
256GB | 256GB |
| Memory | 8GB | 8GB |
| Bluetooth | 3.0+ Internal Mic | 3.0+ Internal Mic |
| Wifi | 802.11G+ | 802.11G+ |
| A/V | Built-in camera and mic | Built-in camera and mic |
| Warranty (recommended, not required) | Extended warranty that includes accidental damage protection | Extended warranty that includes accidental damage protection |
For best performance during class, we recommend computers meet these minimum specifications*:
We suggest that students buy a laptop case to protect their computers as they travel from classroom to classroom.
*What about Chromebooks? We do not allow Chromebooks because Bluebook, a digital testing application, is not supported on personal Chromebooks.
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