The Universal Access Proposal describes one possible approach to providing universal access to the UW-L information infrastructure. Students will be required to participate in the lease program. Desktop computers can be purchased at less than half the price. Desktops would need their own printers. Classrooms and labs are more expensive.
Laptops provide more services and more flexibility.
Winona State, Wake Forest, University of Florida, among others. Some are purchase programs, some are lease programs. 3 years is the warranty on the computers. There is concern about insurance problems. Additional tuition fees could cause recruitment problems.