UWM Libraries circulates Dell Chromebook laptops and accessory components. Each laptop comes with a carrying case, charging cable, and User Instructions. Patrons may check out one laptop at a time for a 7 day loan period with no renewals.

Loan, Overdue, and Damage Policies »

Notes on Use:

  1. If you connect to Resnet, you must remove the laptop from your device list before returning it. Instructions »
  2. Proctorio testing software and any other program that requires installation outside of the Chrome Web Store cannot run on these Chromebooks.
  3. Please do not return laptops to the book drop or leave them on the counter.

Saving your work
You will need to save your work to a USB flash drive, OneDrive cloud storage, or some other form of external storage. Laptops are reset and data deleted after every use.

Support Documents:
Chromebook User Instructions (includes instructions to connect to UWM Wifi) »Zoom PWA fix for Chromebooks »
Chromebook Accessibility Tools »Chrome Extension fix for Read/Write Issue »
AccessoriesFeaturesSupport Documents
MouseWired, USB
Wacom Drawing Tablets2 sizes:
Intuos Pro Large Drawing Tablet
Intuos Photo Small Drawing Tablet

Carrying case and power supply included in kit
Large: User Handout », Intuos Pro manual »

Small: User Handout », Intuos Photo manual »
External Hard drive2 TB storage
Pre-formatted for Windows OS
Can be formatted for Mac OS by user
User Handout »
External CD/DVD playerRead/Write CDs and DVDs
User Handout »
External Floppy drive (Rayoo RY-D001)Read/write 3.5″ floppy disks
Compatible with Windows and Mac
User Handout »
RY-D001 Manual »


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