Comment on Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout

• Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Chromebooks are much more expensive than normal computers.

  source

  • ILoveUnions@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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

    source

    • Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Chromebooks are cheap compared to average laptop but still expensice compared to identical laptops with same components. So I should have said overcharged instead of expensive.

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

      source
    • gradual@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      A normal computer would cost closer to 500

      Wrong.

      source

      • ILoveUnions@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        A standard issue laptop would be around 500 for mid range. Maybe prices have changed recently idk

        source
• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

  source

  • ILoveUnions@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

    source

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Compared to a machine good enough to run TIE Fighter and not more - they do. Should remove that difference.

      source