The American Nicaraguan School (ANS) requires students in grades 7th – 12th to bring their own laptops, 4th and 5th graders have access to our Computer Lab and to Classroom Chromebooks and 6th graders the school will provide them Chromebooks for their education. The school recommends Windows or Mac laptops from reputable brands (Lenovo, Dell, Apple) and carrying them in protective cases. The school’s IT team can help with troubleshooting software but cannot replace damaged devices or perform warranty-voiding repairs. An extended warranty is recommended
The following software packages are necessary for the educational needs of your child. For each category, we list different programs that are more or less equivalent. Our recommendation will be in bold.
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Safari
Esset
McCafee
AVG
Avast
Kaspersky
Windows Defender
Windows 11 Pro
macOS Sonoma
Ubuntu Linux
ChromeOS
The specifications below are intended to help guide you in the purchase of a new laptop. You are not required to purchase a laptop that meets or exceeds these specifications, but doing so will help to ensure that your laptop remains useful for more time.
Speed: 3.5 GHz
Intel Core i5 – i9
Speed: 4.7 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 – 7
Apple Chip: M1 or later
8GB – 32GB
256GB – 500GB
Solid-state drives preferred.
Protocol IEEE 802.1
802,11ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
802.11ac wave 2 (160 MHz)
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