Start with three actual lessons
Choose a presentation, an annotation activity and a student-sharing activity that teachers already use. Record where each file lives, which account opens it and which device runs it. These three examples become a common test for every display you shortlist.
A panel that opens a demonstration slide is not yet proven for your workflow. Include the awkward case: a lesson with small worksheet text, a site requiring sign-in, or a laptop that uses an adapter. Ask the teacher who will use the room to run the sequence.
Choose a starting configuration
Use Penthia’s current public lineup as a shortlist, then confirm the exact configuration in writing. Vertex Standard is the essential classroom option. Vertex Pro is the recommended starting point for most schools, with a listed memory upgrade option. Vertex Elite is the premium model, with Android 15 and 16GB RAM / 256GB storage listed as its baseline.
These are differences in the listed configurations, not a promise that a particular application will run faster or produce better teaching outcomes. Compare the Vertex models and ask which configuration passes your lesson tests.
Separate room fit from computing
Choose screen size using the smallest content students need to read from the farthest and side seats. Then choose whether teachers will work through the display’s Android environment, their existing laptops or optional Windows OPS on a compatible model.
These are separate decisions. A larger panel does not resolve account access, application licensing or laptop touch compatibility. Use the screen-size guide for room testing and the computing guide for software decisions.
What should a smartboard quote include?
Ask for a line-by-line scope so two quotations describe comparable systems. Penthia uses configuration-based quotes; there is no single public price that represents every model, size and accessory combination.
| Line item | What to establish |
|---|---|
| Display | Model, diagonal size, Android version, memory and storage |
| Computing & software | OPS or external computer, operating-system license, applications and recurring fees |
| Room hardware | Compatible wall mount or stand, cables, adapters and optional camera or visualizer |
| Delivery & installation | Freight, unloading, inside delivery and installation only where separately agreed |
| Support | Applicable warranty, service process and any training or setup scope |
| Commercial terms | Taxes, quote validity, payment terms and confirmed lead time |
Do not interpret an option pictured beside a display as an included accessory. Have exclusions listed as carefully as inclusions.
Run one pilot before repeating the order
- Open the three real lessons using school accounts and the intended network.
- Connect the standard teacher laptop; verify picture, sound and touch separately.
- Annotate, save and reopen the result in the destination teachers actually use.
- Check readability from the last and side seats, with normal room lighting.
- Switch between teachers and confirm how account sessions and saved files are cleared.
- Record unresolved issues and the configuration that was tested before accepting a larger rollout.
A pilot cannot establish every future use case, but it makes a purchase decision auditable. The printable IT checklist turns those checks into an acceptance record.
Send a useful first inquiry
Include the number of rooms, preferred sizes, current teacher devices, required applications, wall or mobile preference, and any mandatory procurement requirements. If your schedule matters, state it as a requested date rather than assuming stock or installation availability.
Ask Penthia to identify assumptions and unresolved compatibility questions in the response. Start a school configuration request.