iPad Sync/Charge Trolley

[_Jo_]

Morning all,

 

Does anyone have recommendations for (or warnings to avoid!) iPad sync and charge trolleys? (For 30/32 iPads each trolley)

Our local supplier has suggested an Ergotron at approx £1700. We will probably need 6 so it's quite a big spend - any help appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 

Jo

[RTFM]

Have a word with @Millgate, they supplied us with some nice ones

[Haptic]

Hey Jo,

 

At first thought I hadnt heard of Ergotron, then remembered I had seen them pop up before:

 

To be honest £1700 does seem somewhat below market value, the Lapsafe version comes in at over £2k for example.

 

Hope that helps.

[Chrisbf1]

Hi Jo

 

i can recommend ones by Lapsafe, they do a Unocart model for 32 with sync and charge. they are robust, they also have a great cable management facility. This means you are not spending your life unravelling a spaghetti of cables. the trouble with some of the others is that they have not thought this through#

[Millgate]

Hi Jo,

 

We supply Parotec

 

Products / Parotec-IT

 

Really good bits of kit. Let me know if you need any info or pricing

 

Luke

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Hi Jo,

 

We supply iPad Trolleys from Loxit in 16/32 bay configurations with Charge/Sync options.

 

http://www.ict-direct.co.uk/laptop-trolleys/ipad-trolleys-for-schools/loxit/lapbank-6102-30-ipad-trolley

 

They're really well designed and should suit any need you may have.

[rad]

We have a lapsafe trolley for 16 iPads, seems ok but i have not done the hammer test on it!

[jamesreedersmith]

The newer ergotron units now have metal doors - apparently they were shown that video and decided to do something about it.

[mattianuk]

I brought an RM trolley for £600. It just needs to charge, also used Millgate for one of the iPad units Luke mentioned. Just awaiting delivery...

[Outlook]

Hi,

I have ordered a charge and sync carry case for 30 iPads from home (matrixplus + chargebus). Delivery expected next week!

[_Jo_]

Thanks all for the useful info.

The Ergotron rep has assured us the doors have been changed and there are also other security improvements. Our ICT coordinator visited a school that used one a few days ago and they were mainly positive about it, but I will wait to see for myself. (He's bringing one to school this week.)

 

Interesting to see "prodtest51" on Youtube defeating quite a few other brands of storage, including the Griffin Multidock which we were also considering. Thanks CPLTD for that link, it's proved very useful indeed!

[Haptic]

Thanks CPLTD for that link, it's proved very useful indeed!

 

Not a problem Jo, glad to help.

[Visualedtech]

Morning all,

 

Does anyone have recommendations for (or warnings to avoid!) iPad sync and charge trolleys? (For 30/32 iPads each trolley)

Our local supplier has suggested an Ergotron at approx £1700. We will probably need 6 so it's quite a big spend - any help appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 

Jo

 

The Ergotron trolleys are made of plastic and can be opened with a screwdriver. Look for a metal construction at least. There are a few companies in the UK that offer more secure solutions.

 

John J Caprice

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Just another couple of suggestions for you. We like these trolleys, clever design and metal construction:

 

Charge only: http://www.devstore.ict-direct.co.uk/laptop-trolleys/ipad-trolleys/top-tec-ipad-charge-pro-2-ipad-security-trolley-for-16-20-or-32-ipads.html

 

Sync & Charge: http://www.ict-direct.co.uk/laptop-trolleys/ipad-trolleys/top-tec-ipad-charge-pro-2-ipad-security-trolley-for-16-20-or-32-ipads-1315.html

 

Finally a budget option:

 

http://www.devstore.ict-direct.co.uk/laptop-trolleys/ipad-trolleys/monarch-tabcabby-32-32-bay-ipad-trolley-1339.html

Edited May 10, 2013 by witch

[Bashir]

We have been using loxit lap bank stuff for a while. Have been reliable and robust enough.

[ICTDirect_Dave]

We have been using loxit lap bank stuff for a while. Have been reliable and robust enough.

 

Yeah we find them to be of excellent build quality. By far my favourite at the moment

[Visualedtech]

Thanks all for the useful info.

The Ergotron rep has assured us the doors have been changed and there are also other security improvements. Our ICT coordinator visited a school that used one a few days ago and they were mainly positive about it, but I will wait to see for myself. (He's bringing one to school this week.)

 

Interesting to see "prodtest51" on Youtube defeating quite a few other brands of storage, including the Griffin Multidock which we were also considering. Thanks CPLTD for that link, it's proved very useful indeed!

 

The Prodtest videos were produced here in the States by an associate of mine. These tested carts are currently available in the US.

Here is a link to one of these videos:

 

Most sync carts are using the USB boards manufactured by Cambrionix, a UK company. To my knowledge, they are the first "non Apple" USB boards that were developed.

The most secure carts are only available in the States, manufatured by Datamation. They use a heavier gauge steel body, drill proof locks, and heavy duty hinges. They are generally lower in price than imported carts and other manufacturer's in the States.

 

I have not seen the new and improved Ergotron doors, so I cannot comment at this time. When I first viewed them in 2011, I told the rep that the doors were poorly constructed. Their response was not positive.

 

John J Caprice / Visualedtech