01-31-2022, 06:15 PM
samintx wrote:
[quote=jdc]
brand new $280 million high school in middle/upper class white hood - 13" HP chromebooks. No idea on specs, but seem fine. touchscreen. USB C charging.
Is it because Chrome is much cheaper than iPads they are used more in schools?
They actually aren't cheaper in the long run, since the iPads hold their value better. It ends up being cheaper to run iPads after the trade in value is taken into consideration. A 4 year old iPad is worth around $100 to $125 in general. A 4 year old Chromebook is worth about $25-$50. They both cost around $300 new and management and warranty costs are about a wash on each.
I think it has more to do with how learning is done at the HS level. It is a sit and get model of learning instead of an interactive exploratory model.
Chromebooks are far better at doing Zoom and typing papers/spreadsheets than iPads. But if you want to start recording videos, taking photos, green screen work, podcasts...essentially any creative work the iPads run circles around the Chromebooks for that type of functionality.