Loan Policies
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The Tech Desk has a variety of equipment available to patrons. While a majority of our loaner equipment adheres to the same policies, some equipment differs.
By borrowing equipment from the Tech Desk, you assume additional responsibility and liability. For more information, see our Patron Agreement.
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Loan Duration
Equipment for a three-day loan duration
- DSLR Cameras
- Speakers
- Camcorders
- Cables and Chargers
- Tripods
- Projectors
- Microphones
- Calculators
- Adapters
Equipment Highlights
We have computing devices for loan, such as MacBook Air M2 laptops, 8th/9th Generation iPads, and 15.6" Asus Portable Monitors.
We have media equipment for loan, such as Canon Rebel DSLRs, Canon Vixia Camcorders, and GoPros.
We have audio equipment for loan, such as JBL PartyBox On-The-Go portable speakers, Sennheiser lapel microphones, and 3.5mm wired handheld microphones.
Loan Policies
- Limit one resource per type per person.
- Loans returned late will be subject to an initial $10 late fee, followed by a $5 late fee per day, starting on the day it is due.
- A cleaning or damage fee may be applied to a patron's account if the item(s) are return with signs of mishandling (ex. odor coming from the item) and are not properly maintained (ex. broken display).
- Depending on the item(s), only patrons who made a loan reservation must pickup their reserved item(s) and cannot be picked up by another patron.
- All reservations not picked up within three business hours of their scheduled start time, or before the time we close, will be automatically canceled.
Laptop Loan Policy
- Laptops are available for loan if you currently do not own a laptop and are currently trying to purchase one or you are currently repairing a personal laptop.
- Laptop reservation requests can only be reserved by students attending Stanford University and are currently enrolled in classes.
- Laptop reservation requests can be expedited by visiting the Student Technical Support team where they will verify the issue with your laptop in-person.
- Extensions can be provided to laptop checkouts by providing documentation from an authorized repair center such as the Apple Store or Dell Tech Support.
- Enrolled students can only checkout a laptop once per academic year.
- You cannot checkout one type of laptop, return it, and then checkout another laptop (of any type) in the same academic year unless approved by a Tech Desk Manager.
- Loaner equipment will be remotely locked (if applicable) if not returned within two business days of their due date.
- Patrons with unpaid invoices will not have access to loaner equipment from The Tech Desk until the invoice is paid in full.