Laptop loans

We offer a laptop loan service free of charge to all staff and students at Manchester Met. We have also introduced new support to help students to participate in their courses safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Standard loan services

Please note: this information is subject to changes in Campus/building opening, as informed by the latest government guidance.

24-hour loans

Available from lockers in the following locations. All you need to access the service is a valid student ID card.

  • All Saints Library, Ground Floor – opening times - Windows laptops
  • Brooks building, Second Floor – opening times - Windows laptops
  • School of Art (Benzie building, Ground Floor) – opening times - Macs

  • Borrow a 24-hour loan laptop
    1. Swipe your ID card on the terminal in front of the lockers
    2. Accept the terms and conditions
    3. Go to the locker indicated on the screen
    4. Swipe your ID card on the locker door
    5. Unplug the laptop and remove it from the locker.

    The locker indicated will contain the laptop with the most battery life. You can use the laptop for a maximum loan period of 24 hours. However, the battery charge will last around 4 hours.

    Please note: You have one minute to get your allocated laptop out of its locker before the loan process terminates (the locker light will stop flashing). If this happens, you’ll need to start again.

  • Return a 24-hour loan laptop
    1. Swipe your ID card on the terminal in front of the lockers
    2. Type in your four-digit Library PIN
    3. Go to the locker indicated
    4. Swipe your ID card on the locker door
    5. Put the laptop inside and plug in the power cable.

    Please note: You MUST ensure you have plugged the locker’s power cable into the laptop when you return it. Otherwise, the laptop will still be registered as ‘on loan’ to you.

    You can borrow another laptop as soon as you’ve returned your current one, if there are any available. The lockers lights will be blue if the laptops inside them are available for borrowing, and red if they’re not. There will be a wait of at least 20 minutes before a returned laptop is available for loan.

    The system won’t let you borrow more than one laptop at a time – so make sure you plug in your returned laptop properly when you bring it back!

Find more information on the library website: laptop loans and mobile devices

7-day loans

A limited number of Windows laptops are available for 7-day loan from All Saints library.

  • Speak to Library staff on the desk nearest the laptop lockers, to borrow a laptop and charger for up to seven days
  • Use the service whenever the Library Help Desk is open - view the Library Help Desk opening times
  • Return the laptop and charger no later than closing time on the seventh day since you borrowed them

Find more information on the library website: laptop loans and mobile devices.

New measures in response to Covid-19

Internet access

If you don’t have internet access, contact the Student Hub online.

For information about connecting to the Manchester Met network:

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