HP has made a laptop that it says stands up to military standards of toughness, a feat that it claims is necessary for another tough environment: schools.

Its new laptop is called the ProBook x360 Education Edition. It essentially takes what would otherwise be a low-end convertible laptop and turns it into a device for schools by adding in a few of helpful hardware and software features and a rugged build.

Gus Schmedlen, HP’s head of education, says the the laptop is “tested to military field standards,” specifically the MIL-STD-810G standard. There’s no organization certifying that the ProBook x360 does in fact meet the standard’s requirements, but HP says it’s been pushing these laptops off of desk-height tables and onto concrete and…

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