Of the options available, Chromebooks are a lot less draconian about their DRM and lockdown than most Windows and Apple products. Trying to get kids to Crouton

Of the options available, Chromebooks are a lot less draconian about their DRM and lockdown than most Windows and Apple products. Trying to get kids to Crouton on a Linux distro isn't necessarily practical, but the hardware is so cheap they can often get their own to tinker with at home. Apple and Microsoft products work to get you dependent and then strangle money out of you for as long as possible.