When buying smart interactive panels, are you confused to buy an Android OS smart board or a Windows smart board? is it necessary to buy an expensive mini slot-in OPS computer? How to compare the OPS computer when making a decision?

What is IFPD with Windows 10?

An interactive flat panel with Windows 10 system is a smart board that is embedded with a Windows system.

IFPD, interactive flat panel display or interactive panels is a dual system with Android and Windows. No matter whether global big brands like SMART board, Benq interactive flat panel, or emerging brands Maxhub, Newline interactive panel, are designed based on Android system, but it can also expand to a Windows system. This is achieved by adding an OPS computer slot on the interactive panels. When users want to have a Windows system, they just need to plug the OPS mini computer into the interactive panel.

What are the functions of the Windows system smart board?

• As mentioned above, the Windows system smart board is a dual system with both Android and Windows systems. A smart board with a Windows system has functions including both Android chipboard functions and functions that the Windows system has. Including but not limited to the following:
  • 20 points touch and multi-points writing,
  • Wireless screen share-to project laptops, mobile phones, and tablets to the interactive smart board without cable
  • Making annotation: a smart board for teaching enables teachers to make annotations or highlight contents when teaching or explaining the classroom PPT or PDF documents, which a normal Windows system computer can not do!
  • Video conference: DS KS18 Series or 16H series Smartboard for teaching has a built-in camera and microphone, and the interactive panels are pre-installed with major video conference APPs like Zoom, Microsoft Meeting, Google Meet, Skype, etc. Under the Windows system, teachers and corporate users can make video conference calls easily.
  • Screen recording: DS KS18 series interactive flat panels for teaching or classroom with 6 arrays microphone built-in, the teacher can record the class contents displayed on screen and teacher voice.
  • other standard Windows functions: anything users can do in a normal Windows system, can be realized on an interactive flat panel Windows system.

Windows IFPD or Android IFPD? How to choose?

“Should we choose a smart board with a Windows system or choose a panel with an Android system? Is it necessary to buy an interactive smart board with a slot-in OPS computer to have both systems loaded ?” These are some questions customers always ask when buying a cost-effective interactive smart board. According to the system installed, there are three types of smart boards: Android system IFP(interactive flat panels), Windows IFP, and Dual system IFP.

First type Android system IFP is a smart board developed by the Android system, and smart board software is developed by a chipboard supplier. And most of the Android system smart boards have designed a slot for OPS mini-computer, so this type of smart board equals to third type Dual system IFP.

Second type Windows system IFP is a smart board with only the Windows system. There are two ways to have a Windows system, one is to have an OPS computer built into the smart board, and another way is to develop a smart board with a Windows system chipboard. Most IFPDs on the market belong to the former. Moreover, under a single Windows system, without Android, some functions will be lost, such as wireless screen projection, annotation, and whiteboard functions.

The third type is Android and Windows dual system IFP. In this way, the windows system is realized by plugin the OPS computer into the Android smart board. This type of smart board keeps the features and functions of the dual system. And can expand many applications for education users.

What’s the slot-in OPS computer price?

When comparing an interactive flat panel price with an OPS computer (Windows system), remember to check to follow info.

OPS computer processor- three major choices, intel i3, i5, i7 processor, and the generation of chipboard, each processor may have 4th generation, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th generation, and performance differs great, also price differs great! To include in short, i7 price is higher than i5, i5 processor price higher than i3. And with the same processor, the higher generation, the price higher. that is to say, the i5 7th generation is a higher price than the i5 6th generation.

SSD (static storage) –best-selling OPS computer configuration is RAM 4G+128G SSD, RAM 8G+256G SSD, RAM 8G+128G. The higher storage, the higher price. that is, a RAM 8G+SSD 256G OPS computer is more expensive than a RAM4G+128G SSD

Official registered or not registered- Due to the IP (Intellectual Property Protection), the OPS computer windows system is normally not registered. If the customer requires a special version of Windows, it charges additionally. Remember to check with the supplier if the quotation has include the official software register fee.

How to choose a good interactive board with a Windows system?

An interactive flat panel price is not only decided by the smart board itself but also affected by the OPS slot in the computer. Choosing a good interactive flat panel is complicated, we will explain the details in another article. But to compare an OPS computer is much easy: processor, generation, storage, register cost, and warranty. That are all factors you should consider.