• rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      That can be as cheap as Chromebook. Expenses at reliability are partially redeemed by no need for such complexity and computing power.

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        2 months ago

        Chromebooks that schools use don’t have any computing power to speak of. There’s none to lose

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        2 months ago

        A Chromebook for school kids costs around $200 when I was in school 5 years ago… A normal computer would cost closer to 500

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          2 months ago

          Chromebooks are cheap compared to average laptop but still expensive compared to identical laptops with same components.

          So I should have said overcharged instead of expensive.

          2GB ram chromebooks you can find on ebay are an exception as they are not getting any more updates soon.