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So you have a data point of 2 Chromebooks versus the school I.T. admins in the article that manage thousands, and you think your sample size wins? How about th

So you have a data point of 2 Chromebooks versus the school I.T. admins in the article that manage thousands, and you think your sample size wins? How about the pointless bezel changes illustrated in the article? Drop your Chromebooks on the floor to crack the bezel, try to replace them, and get back to us for further data in your sample.

dazc 3y ago
Obviously, I'm not a school admin but I would wager replacing a fleet of cheap Chromebooks with Macbooks (or any big brand Windows machines) would not work out cheaper, or less burdensome, or anywhere close.
- Retric 3y ago
  The issue is they where marketed and sold for an environment where they don’t work.
  - dazc 3y ago
    The original laptop for kids in a school environment was the Intel Classmate and that was a serious piece of crap. Then came the iPad, less said about that the better. Chromebooks are many times better than this and have the added benefit of being cheap and, dare I say it, disposable.
    - Retric 3y ago
      Needing expensive parts or being forced to replace a Chromebook early means it’s no longer cheap. US schools have spent over a billion dollars on Chromebook's, it’s a significant expenditure that isn’t lasting as long as expected.
- makeitdouble 3y ago
  FTIW iPad in school seem to survive better. There's a lot more limitations (screen size in particular, and keyboards being an accessory), but looking at the number of school working with fleets of them, from a sheer price/durability ratio they're probably doing well.
  - youngtaff 3y ago
    Our teenager had an iPad when he started secondary school aged 11 and it was still useable when her left five years later
- carlivar 3y ago
  The point is that it shouldn't have to be binary like this. Why can't there be less pointless parts changes and thus more parts availability?
mardifoufs 3y ago
Considering how bad and dubiously sourced the article is... yes, actually, anecdotes might very well be just as good.

dazc 3y ago

Obviously, I'm not a school admin but I would wager replacing a fleet of cheap Chromebooks with Macbooks (or any big brand Windows machines) would not work out cheaper, or less burdensome, or anywhere close.

Retric 3y ago
The issue is they where marketed and sold for an environment where they don’t work.
- dazc 3y ago
  The original laptop for kids in a school environment was the Intel Classmate and that was a serious piece of crap. Then came the iPad, less said about that the better. Chromebooks are many times better than this and have the added benefit of being cheap and, dare I say it, disposable.
  - Retric 3y ago
    Needing expensive parts or being forced to replace a Chromebook early means it’s no longer cheap. US schools have spent over a billion dollars on Chromebook's, it’s a significant expenditure that isn’t lasting as long as expected.
makeitdouble 3y ago
FTIW iPad in school seem to survive better. There's a lot more limitations (screen size in particular, and keyboards being an accessory), but looking at the number of school working with fleets of them, from a sheer price/durability ratio they're probably doing well.
- youngtaff 3y ago
  Our teenager had an iPad when he started secondary school aged 11 and it was still useable when her left five years later
carlivar 3y ago
The point is that it shouldn't have to be binary like this. Why can't there be less pointless parts changes and thus more parts availability?

mardifoufs 3y ago

Considering how bad and dubiously sourced the article is... yes, actually, anecdotes might very well be just as good.