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The kid's Macbook Air looked like a loaner or library machine (according to the stop sign sticker on the bottom). I doubt anybody that can't afford internet wou
by akhilcacharya 10y ago
The kid's Macbook Air looked like a loaner or library machine (according to the stop sign sticker on the bottom). I doubt anybody that can't afford internet would buy a $899 machine.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoIs have thought that too, just IIRC that the article noted the kids being their own laptops and the image is titled as if an exemplar.
- erroneousfunk 10y agoI bought my cousin an 11" Macbook Air for $300 (refurbished, mid 2011 model) She's a bright kid, but living with her grandmother (not a great home situation) in rural Utah, and only had Internet access through her phone. Phones are usually more important than a computer, if you have to choose between the two (and don't have reliable Internet, or the skills/knowledge to set up Google Voice, or, say, VOIP software on your laptop), but a MacBook doesn't have to be more expensive than a smartphone.