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So like, 28 * 12 = 336 ... do I get a new one every year? What happens if I lose it? What happens if it breaks? What happens if I cancel my service? I don't see
by maratd 16y ago
So like, 28 * 12 = 336 ... do I get a new one every year? What happens if I lose it? What happens if it breaks? What happens if I cancel my service? I don't see this as a lucrative option unless Google really gives way on all of those questions.
- thekevan 16y agoA lot of your questions were addressed in the GoogleIO video. You can cancel at any time, not sure how they handle returning the hardware. If it breaks or needs updating, that is covered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10&feature=playe...
- TomOfTTB 16y agoI don't believe they said that in the video and in fact Google told Danny Sullivan this... "Google says there’s a three year subscription required. Hardware will be upgraded at the end of the three years, if people want to continue on the plans. If hardware breaks, it’ll get replaced under warranty. But if you decide you want a shiny new Chromebook with perhaps better screens, trackpads or whatever midway through the program, there seems to be no provision for that." Source: http://searchengineland.com/google-chromebooks-out-june-15-349-for-consumers-20-28-for-educatorsbusiness-76826 http://searchengineland.com/google-chromebooks-out-june-15-3...
- lotusleaf1987 16y ago3 years x $336 per year= $1008, granted it includes a 3G connection, that seems incredibly expensive to me for what they're offering.
- llimllib 16y agoI think a good comparison is to an iPad, where the top-of-the line model with 3g costs $829. So this isn't too much more expensive than that; the question is whether it's $180 better than an iPad 2.
- NumberFiveAlive 16y agoThat's not a valid comparison. The iPad with 3G does not include the cost of the data connection. This includes a 100MB/month connection with the cost of the subscription.
- moe 16y agoWell, 100MB is roughly 30 minutes of youtube. So if you intend to do anything other than checking your e-mail over that connection then you'd better factor in the cost for a real data plan.
- ksolanki 16y agoNote that iPad 2 cost comes with 3G but does not include COST of 3G service. iPad 2 will be way more expensive if you include this cost.
- patrickaljord 16y agoI think the $28 include the 3G connection.
- runjake 16y ago$28 includes 100MB of traffic a month from the 3G connection. Use any more and you have to pay the rates.