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Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

That's not cheap. Schools can't afford that. The kids know better.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Chromebooks are much more expensive than normal computers.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 1 year 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.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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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