be highly durable and withstand improvements in the design of our products. reasonable and normal daily use by middle and high school students. It is MagSafe 2 connector desirable that the device shall be The MagSafe 2 power connector makes durable enough to withstand charging the notebook’s battery easier than occasional mishaps, and resist hazards ever by magnetically coupling the power cord such as dust, dirt and spills – and still to the MacBook Air. The MagSafe 2 power function. It shall also have parts that connector safely disconnects from the cannot be easily removed, tampered notebook when there is strain on the power with, or broken. cord, helping to prevent the notebook from falling off its work surface when the power In order to provide necessary cord is inadvertently yanked. This protects the protection for the device during system from drops and safeguards valuable normal transport, the Bidder may data and media. include an appropriate carry case. Ideally the case would allow schools Latchless design to easily label cases for easy MacBook Air opens and closes simply and identification (i.e. “All black bags look easily without the need for a latching alike”). Included cases shall be mechanism that could easily break with heavy included in the annual per seat cost use. and shall be fully covered by the Provider’s support and warranty Keyboard design program as described in Section 9, MacBook Air features a full-size keyboard that Warranty, Insurance, Damage and is extremely comfortable to type on for small Theft. or big hands. The unique design, originally pioneered with the MacBook, fully integrates the keyboard into the design from inside the enclosure. The resulting keyboard is firm, responsive to the touch, and provides greater support. Durable unibody The unibody design, originally pioneered with the original MacBook Air, provides a simplified and highly durable structural design with significantly fewer parts and seams, crafted from a single piece of aluminum. MacBook Air applies the unibody design and manufacturing
be highly durable and withstand reasonable and normal daily use by middle and high school students. It is desirable that the device shall be durable enough to withstand occasional mishaps, and resist hazards such as dust, dirt and spills – and still function. It shall also have parts that cannot be easily removed, tampered with, or broken. In order to provide necessary protection for the device during normal transport, the Bidder may include an appropriate carry case. Ideally the case would allow schools to easily label cases for easy identification (i.e. “All black bags look alike”). Included cases shall be included in the annual per seat cost and shall be fully covered by the Provider’s support and warranty program as described in Section 9, Warranty, Insurance, Damage and Theft. improvements in the design of our products. MagSafe 2 connector The MagSafe 2 power connector makes charging the notebook’s battery easier than ever by magnetically coupling the power cord to the MacBook Air. The MagSafe 2 power connector safely disconnects from the notebook when there is strain on the power cord, helping to prevent the notebook from falling off its work surface when the power cord is inadvertently yanked. This protects the system from drops and safeguards valuable data and media. Latchless design MacBook Air opens and closes simply and easily without the need for a latching mechanism that could easily break with heavy use. Keyboard design MacBook Air features a full-size keyboard that is extremely comfortable to type on for small or big hands. The unique design, originally pioneered with the MacBook, fully integrates the keyboard into the design from inside the enclosure. The resulting keyboard is firm, responsive to the touch, and provides greater support. Durable unibody The unibody design, originally pioneered with the original MacBook Air, provides a simplified and highly durable structural design with significantly fewer parts and seams, crafted from a single piece of aluminum. MacBook Air applies the unibody design and manufacturing
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