raymac46 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 I recently watched a news item where Consumer Reports was making recommendations about buying a new computer for school. The man asking the questions was replacing a 12 year old Mac. Usual complaints about slow boots and operation. I hope he has a fat wallet as Consumer Reports was recommending high end Elitebooks or MacBook Pro models. This is for the kids to use. For a desktop they were recommending a Mac all in one - something that combines the worst characteristics of a desktop and laptop into one. To be fair any all in one model will do this. Having just spent around $60 to turn a 13 year old junker into a perfectly good school computer, I have to wonder what they are thinking over at CR. They showed pics of a vintage Thinkpad and stated that it could be made into a Chromebook - I assume using the Chromium O/S version. No mention of Linux whatsoever. Pity. 2 Quote
raymac46 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) I might also mention that if you want to go ahead and buy new you can get a dynamite Ryzen powered laptop for less than $600 Canadian or around $450 US. That should work great for any schoolkid. Personally I would not recommend a Chromebook because a Linux based older laptop is much cheaper and better. Edited August 16, 2020 by raymac46 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Well most are getting chrome books from school due to it low cost for new hardware. It makes more sense than buying older hardware that they have to support, especially since Google provides an easy management platform for the school to use. For a parent who knows about tech, it makes more sense to beef up and older computer running Linux if the school allows. I agree about Consumer Reports but it’s not surprising, especially if a Apple sponsored the report. Companies are out there to make money and most of the tech sites are a shell of their former self due to corporate buyouts and such. 1 Quote
zlim Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 My school district is giving kids Chromebooks. We have 19 schools. There will be a wifi hotspot set up outside each school so those who can't afford internet access can use the Chromebook. Several years ago, we were the poorest city in cities our size in the United States. They decided to start the school year virtually because you can't keep kids safe on school buses, in crowded corridors when classes change and in the lunchroom. We give free breakfast and lunch to 100% of the students. While schools are closed, families could pick up breakfasts and lunches at various locations for the students. 1 1 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, zlim said: My school district is giving kids Chromebooks. We have 19 schools. There will be a wifi hotspot set up outside each school so those who can't afford internet access can use the Chromebook. Several years ago, we were the poorest city in cities our size in the United States. They decided to start the school year virtually because you can't keep kids safe on school buses, in crowded corridors when classes change and in the lunchroom. We give free breakfast and lunch to 100% of the students. While schools are closed, families could pick up breakfasts and lunches at various locations for the students. Nice Quote
raymac46 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 My grandson's school has Chromebooks. When he started on vacation the teachers still had Google Meet sessions for selected kids. He used a Chromebook at home, but here he just used Chrome on one of my desktops, logged in and everything was fine. Quote
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