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Schools bought millions of Chromebooks in 2020 — and three years later, they’re starting to break https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-educatio...
It's weird to see Google getting picked on for this. Other manufacturers are a lot worse and provide a lot less guarantees about updates.
Yeah most smartphones don't even come close to 4 years. And many other laptops don't get any BIOS/Firmware updates pretty much right after launch.
4 years isn't that bad. I'd wager the average Intel Macbook is going to run out of support sooner.
The other, a Toshiba, I've dragged around the world with me, has had one repair, a battery replacement, and, again, works fine.
Chromebooks are cheap but reliable devices that ought not to, in all honesty, last as long as they do.
I've had two ThinkPads in the same time, one was stolen and the other I use daily without issue. I buy reconditioned so the cost scale is comparable, as is the utility and reliability.
Non-story!
It's weird to see Google getting picked on for this. Other manufacturers are a lot worse and provide a lot less guarantees about updates.
4 years isn't that bad. I'd wager the average Intel Macbook is going to run out of support sooner.
I have two Chromebooks, both over 8 years old. The eldest, an ASUS, I gave to my dad and he uses it everyday. Aside from the odd security issue (he'll install any extension he's told to) it works just as well as it when it was new. The other, a Toshiba, I've dragged around the world with me, has had one repair, a battery replacement, and, again, works fine. Chromebooks are cheap but reliable devices that ought not to…
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.
Schools bought millions of Chromebooks in 2020 — and three years later, they’re starting to break https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-educatio...
I may be out of touch, but do people really expect a $200 laptop to last more than a few years?
just to be fair, kids are rough on stuff, especialy if they didnt pay for it.