{"id":53125,"date":"2024-06-28T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gsa\/?p=53125"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:34:55","slug":"ub-laptop-loaner-program-to-end-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gsa\/2024\/06\/28\/ub-laptop-loaner-program-to-end-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UB Laptop Loaner Program to end December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may know, beginning in 2020, UBIT and UB Libraries began offering a limited inventory of laptops for students to borrow each semester. However, according to the most recent UBIT Student IT Experience Surveys, nearly 90% of UB students now own their own laptop or device.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Starting this fall, UBIT and UB Libraries will begin phasing out the program as follows:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fall 2024: 500 laptops available for loan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fall 2025: 400 laptops available for loan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring 2026: Program ends as of December 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0For students who do not have a laptop, UB offers several options:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UB student discounts: <\/span><\/span>Discounts<\/span><\/span><\/a> are available on laptops from top brands such as Lenovo, Apple, and Dell, some under $300.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Public computing sites: Students can access public computing sites<\/a> across campus, with Silverman offering convenient <\/span><\/span>UltraWide monitors<\/span><\/span><\/a> to plug in their own device.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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