Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, HP and Dell, have told school districts they have a shortage of nearly 5 million laptops, in some cases exacerbated by Trump administration sanctions on Chinese suppliers, according to interviews with over two dozen U.S. schools, districts in 15 states, suppliers, computer companies and industry analysts.

As the school year begins virtually in many places because of the coronavirus, educators nationwide worry that computer shortfalls will compound the inequities — and the headaches for students, families and teachers.

“This is going to be like asking an artist to paint a picture without paint. You can’t have a kid do distance learning without a computer,” said Tom Baumgarten, superintendent of the Morongo Unified School District in California’s Mojave Desert, where all 8,000 students qualify for free lunch and most need computers for distance learning.

Chromebooks and other low-cost PCs are the computers of choice for most budget-strapped schools. The delays started in the spring and intensified because of high demand and disruptions of supply chains, the same reasons that toilet paper and other pandemic necessities flew off shelves a few months ago. Then came the Trump administration’s July 20 announcement targeting Chinese companies it says were implicated in forced labour or other human rights abuses against a Muslim minority population, the Uighurs.

The Commerce Department imposed sanctions on 11 Chinese companies, including the manufacturer of multiple models of Lenovo laptops, which the company says will add several weeks to existing delays, according to a letter Lenovo sent to customers. 

School districts are pleading with the Trump administration to resolve the issue, saying that distance learning without laptops will amount to no learning for some of the country’s most vulnerable students.

Source: AP

 

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Dell Inspiron 5593 Specifications at a glance: specs

General Information

Series            5000
Model            5593
Brand            Dell

Laptop Display

Anti-glare Screen          Yes
Screen Resolution        1920 x 1080 - FHD
Display Type                Full HD
Cache Memory            6 MB
Video Memory            2 GB
Screen Size (Diagonal)     (15.6 inches)

Hardware

Graphics Card       Nvidia
Memory (RAM)        4 GB
Processor               10th Generation Intel Core i7
Hard Drive              512GB SSD
Card Reader           SD Card, SDHC Card, SDXC Card
Memory Details        8 GB DDR4 2666MHz

Processor 

Processor               Intel
Processor Model    1035G1
Speaker Type        2 tuned speakers with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
Core TypeCore         i7

Graphics Card

Graphics Card         MX230

Laptop Connectivity

Wi-Fi            Yes
Ethernet (LAN)        Yes
Backlit Keyboard        Yes
HDMI            Yes
Operating System         Windows 10
Audio Jack        Yes
Microphone (input)        Yes
No. of USB Ports        3

Laptop Dimensions

Thickness            1.8 cms
Width            36.396 cms
Depth            24.9 cms

Built-in Functions

Speaker            Yes

Connectivity Details

Bluetooth            Yes

Power Details

Battery Cell        3-Cell

Physical Dimensions

Operating System    Windows 10

Weight    1.83 Kg

Insurance    1 Year 

Warranty            1 Year

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Model	Price
Dell Latitude 3410 I3 10th Gen / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / 14" HD Display	Rs. 62,000
Dell Inspiron 3511 I3 11th Gen / 4GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 64,000
Dell Inspirion 3505 Ryzen 5 3450 / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / Vega 8/ 15.6" FHD TOUCH Display	Rs. 79,000
Dell Latitude 3420 I5 11th Gen / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / 14" HD Display	Rs. 81,000
Dell Inspirion 3501 I5 11th Gen / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / Nvidia MX330 2GB / 15.6" FHD Display / Windows 10 Genuine	Rs. 85,990
Dell Vostro 3400 I5 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / Nvidia MX330 / 14" FHD Display	Rs. 91,000
Dell Inspirion 3501 I5 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Nvidia MX330 2GB / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 93,000
Dell Inspiron 5515 Ryzen 5 5500U / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / Vega 8 / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 95,000
Dell Inspiron 7405 2-In-1 Ryzen 5 4500U / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 14'' FHD 360-Degree Touch Screen Display	Rs. 95,000
Dell Inspiron 3505 Ryzen 7 3700U / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Vega 8/ 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 98,000
Dell Inspiron 3511 I5 11th Gen / Nvidia MX350 Graphics / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 99,000
Dell Inspirion 3501 I7 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Nvidia MX330 / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 114,000
Dell Inspiron 5391 I5 10th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / NVIDIA MX250 / 13.3'' FHD Display	Rs. 115,000
Dell Inspiron 7391 I5 10th Gen / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 13.3'' FHD Display	Rs. 118,000
Dell Inspiron 7490 I5 10th Gen / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 14'' FHD Touch Display	Rs. 118,000
Dell G5 2021 G5510 I5 10th Gen / GTX 1650 / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 15.6" 120Hz FHD Display	Rs. 118,000
Dell Inspiron 5415 Ryzen 7 5700U / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Vega 8 / 14" FHD Display	Rs. 119,000
Dell Inspiron 5402 I5 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Nvidia MX350 / 14" FHD Display	Rs. 119,000
Dell Inspiron 5400 2-In-1 I7 10th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 14" FHD X360 Touch Display	Rs. 121,000
Dell Inspiron 3511 I7 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Nvidia MX350 / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 124,000
Dell Inspiron 7490 I5 10th Gen / NVIDIA MX250 / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 14'' FHD Display	Rs. 125,000
Dell Inspiron 5310 I5 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3" FHD Display	Rs. 127,000
Dell Inspiron 5410 2-In-1 I5 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 14" FHD 360 Touch Display / Active Stylus	Rs. 129,000
Dell G5 2021 G5511 I5 11th Gen / RTX 3050 / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" 120Hz FHD Display	Rs. 152,000
Dell Inspiron 5310 I7 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3" FHD Display	Rs. 140,000
Dell G3 G3590 I7 9th Gen / NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD / 1TB HDD / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 156,000
Dell Inspiron 5310 I7 11th Gen / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3" QHD Display	Rs. 145,000
Dell Inspiron 7501 I5 10th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / Nvidia GTX 1650ti / 15.6" FHD Display	Rs. 147,000
Dell Inspiron 7391 I7 10th Gen / NVIDIA MX250 / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3'' FHD Display	Rs. 148,000
Dell Inspiron 5406 2-In-1 I7 11th Gen / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / NVIDIA MX350 / 14" FHD X360 Touch Display / Active Stylus	Rs. 153,000
Dell XPS 13 7390 I7 10 GEN/ 8GB RAM/ 256GB SSD/ 13.3'' FHD DISPLAY	Rs. 155,000
Dell G5 15 SE 2020 Gaming Laptop Ryzen 7 4800H / AMD RX 5600M 6144MB / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display	Rs. 158,000
Dell Inspiron 5410 2-In-1 I7 11th Gen / Nvidia MX350 2GB / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 14" FHD 360 Touch Display / Active Stylus	Rs. 163,000
Dell G5 15 G5500 2020 Gaming Laptop I7 10Th Gen / GTX 1660Ti 6GB / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display	Rs. 173,000
Dell G5 15 G5500 2020 I7 10th Gen / RTX 2060 6GB / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display	Rs. 185,000
Dell Inspiron 7300 I7 11th Gen / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD / 13.3'' FHD Display	Rs. 185,000
Dell Vostro 7500 I7 10th Gen / GTX 1650ti Graphics Card / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD / 15.6" FHD Display / 97Whr Battery	Rs. 175,000
Dell Inspiron 7306 2-In-1 I7 11Th Gen / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3'' FHD 360-Degree Touch Screen Display	Rs. 188,000
Dell G5 G5510 2021 I7 10th Gen 8 Core / RTX 3060 / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" 165Hz FHD Display	Rs. 208,000
Dell G5 15 G5500 2020 I7 10Th Gen / RTX 2060 6GB / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD / 15.6" FHD 300Hz Display	Rs. 210,000
Dell XPS 13 7390 I7 10 GEN / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3'' 4K UHD Touch DISPLAY	Rs. 200,000
Dell XPS 13 9305 I7 11 GEN / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3'' FHD DISPLAY	Rs. 215,000
Dell XPS 13 9310 I7 11 GEN / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 13.3''3.5K (3456x2160) Touchscreen OLED	Rs. 255,000
Dell XPS 15 9500 I7 10TH GEN/ 16GB RAM/ 1TB SSD/ GTX 1650ti/ 15.6" FHD	Rs. 265,000
Dell Alienware M15 R3 I7 10th Gen / RTX 2070 SUPER / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD / 15.6" FHD 300Hz Display	Rs. 310,000

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