iPads – Utility Rentals

Obsolescence: The hidden risk of buying iPads for schools

Jul 24, 2025

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Buying iPads for your school sounds like a great idea. They’re the gold standard of EdTech: expertly made, aesthetically pleasing and highly intuitive to use. Schools figure that by owning iPads, they’re making a long-term investment into something that will continue to benefit generation after generation of students. Unfortunately, that’s not quite how technology works.…

iPads v Chromebooks for schools: which is best?

Dec 5, 2024

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Utility Rentals

in chromebooks, chromebooks for classrooms, iPads

Apple iPads and Google Chromebooks are both popular choices of devices for schools to give their students. You can use them in a myriad of ways, from popular apps like Times Table Rockstars to advanced tasks like web coding or collaborative projects. In this piece, we’ll explore the benefits of each device, along with their…

What sort of equipment do we fund through ClaaS?

Oct 17, 2024

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Steve

in iPads, IT

If you’ve been following our blog or Linkedin channels for the last few months, you’ll have seen us make mention of Classroom as a Service (ClaaS). This is our brand new sister company offering technical and IT equipment to schools on an innovative subscription model. We’re actively recruiting suppliers who fit our strict criteria (more…

Which Apple products can you supply to my school?

Jan 11, 2023

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Sabina Ghazanfar

in Apple Products, iPads, IT, Mac Computers

Of all the products we supply here at Utility Rentals, our range of Apple’s iPads and MacBooks are hands-down our most popular. It’s not difficult to see why: schools can use these versatile devices in a myriad of different ways, especially when they link them up to Apple Classroom for a true blended learning experience. …