Looking for education laptop input

[NatalieMarioni1]

I am looking into education laptops to use, in part, to teach GIS workshops but also run GeoInquiry exercises with youth classes. I am looking into this laptop (Lenovo 300e, 1st Gen - Celeron N3450 - 4 GB RAM - 64 GB SSD), which I think would be useful for most of our programs, but I'm not sure if the specs would allow it to handle doing lessons/ analysis (for teaching/ learning only) through ArcGIS online. Is there anyone out here who is a bit more tech savvy to know what to look for in a teaching laptop? I'm purchasing several, so this is really as high as I wanted to go in cost, if at all possible, in order to purchase the quantity I wanted. Any input regarding a solid, affordable teaching laptop (and not a Chromebook) that would be functional with ArcGIS Online is greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Natalie

[CharlieFitzpatrick]

If using ArcGIS Online and web browser for all your GIS needs, computer horsepower is less important than internet connection, because AGO and your browser will be doing all the work. You may want to focus more on screen resolution (larger than 1024x768 is essential), screen size (15+ inches is great for viewing, but tougher to fit in backpacks or use in a coffee shop meeting), keyboard feel, battery life, external video connections, USB ports, etc. I use Mac, Windows, Chromebook, Android tablet, iPad, and iPhone for AGO and, save for device size, availability of an external mouse, and a file system (iOS is challenging here), it's pretty much the same. That's a beauty of ArcGIS Online -- you just need to get to the Internet. I frequently have to do presentations on other people's devices ... no problem ... things are online.