Wireless tablet/slate/pad for classroom use?

[JaSauders]

Hi friends. My understanding is that Promethean has discontinued the ActivSlate; something heavily utilized in our district. With spare supplies running out I'm looking for an alternative route going forward. I'm curious if anybody has a similar-to-activslate recommendation.

 

Couple thoughts on the radar to share:

 

1) I really, really don't fancy the idea of using an actual tablet (Android/iPad), as the penalty for an accidental drop is significantly higher.

2) I'm hopeful that I can find something sustainable. In my search a huge portion of what I'm finding appear to be, do I dare say, knockoffs. The majority of these options don't scream "this company will be here in 3 years", much less a few months.

3) Needs to be wireless and needs to be able to hit the back of a standard sized classroom.

4) Currently surveying the Wacom Intuos tablet, but having some issues with range. Likewise, the sensitivity with interacting with the device isn't quite on par with what we had with the ActivSlates. More testing needed, but so far, it's not feeling like a direct replacement option.

 

The problem is searching for specific devices in this category really blurs the results, as countless other items find their way into my search results that have absolutely nothing to do with what I'm after. Figured I'd ask here to see if anybody is utilizing anything with any degree of success. Would absolutely appreciate any and all insight! Thanks!