Laptop loans
Discover our laptop loaning options across library locations. Choose from various devices with loan types ranging from 24 hours to 4 weeks.
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Login issues
Please note: Some undergraduates have reported that they are having difficulty logging in to our Library laptops. If you are having an issue logging in, please contact library@salford.ac.uk
How to loan a laptop from the lapsafe
How to return a laptop to the lapsafe
Where are the laptops?
| Location and current availability | Device Types | Loan Length |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Whitworth A (Ground floor near PC suite) | HP | 24 hour |
| Clifford Whitworth B (Ground floor near PC suite) | HP | 24 hour |
| Allerton Learning Space C | HP | 1 week |
| MCUK G | HP and MacBook - scan your ID to reveal how many of each type of laptop are available to loan | 1 week |
| Clifford Whitworth H (1st floor near PC suite) | HP and MacBook - scan your ID to reveal how many of each type of laptop are available to loan | 1 week |
| Lady Hale J (1st floor) | HP and MacBook - scan your ID to reveal how many of each type of laptop are available to loan | 1 week |
| Clifford Whitworth (Enquiry Desk) | HP | 4 weeks |
For the laptop to work off campus you must first log in to the Wi-fi on campus.
You will also need to borrow a charger from Clifford Whitworth, Allerton Learning Space or Media City Enquiry Desk respectively.
Extended loan laptops
Extended loan laptops can be loaned for four weeks at a time.
To borrow Extended Loan Laptops bring your student ID to the Enquiry Desk instead of the usual laptop lockers. You must also return your laptop and charger to the Enquiry Desk.
Please note: During times when all laptops are on loan, you will be placed in a queue and contacted via your student email when a one becomes available.
Your responsibilities
You are responsible for the laptop/charger while it is loaned to you. It must not be left unattended or loaned to anyone else. Fees will be charged for stolen, lost and damaged laptops and chargers. If you are aware that what you loan is damaged, please take it to the Library Enquiry Desk as soon as you notice the fault.
The Library Loan Policy contains all the details about your responsibilities when loaning items from the Library.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| HP Laptop is returned in an irreparable condition (as specified by third party supplier) | £850 |
| HP Loss of Laptop power cable | £30 |
| MacBook is returned in an irreparable condition (as specified by third party supplier) | £1714.41 |
| Loss of MacBook charger | £83.61 |
| Returned device requires repair | Fee subject to cost of repair as determined by Digital IT |
Courtesy email
A courtesy email is automatically sent to you whenever you borrow a laptop and charger. It lists the locker details (e.g. 'Locker Number AB 01: Library Laptop'), and the date and time the laptop needs to be returned.
Key points
- You are fully responsible for any and all damage to the equipment on your library account and costs associated with them.
- Damage/loss/theft of equipment must be reported immediately to the library services team.
- You are responsible for returning equipment in the same condition in which it was borrowed.
- Lost or damaged equipment could result in you paying full replacement or repair cost.
- Equipment must be returned by the return date.
- Returned devices will only be removed from your library account if they are plugged into the lapsafe locker.
- Borrowing blocks may apply to late returns or returned devices that are not plugged into the lapsafe locker.
- Students returning devices late on a regular basis will have a block applied to their account that will prohibit them from borrowing from the Library for seven days.