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Re: [LUG] Chromebooks

 

On 27/09/2020 21:03, comrade meowski wrote:
> Ah, I see you all don't really get Chromebooks... Allow me!
> 
> They are cheap, robust, performant, secure and most importantly, user
> friendly. Well, more than any other computing device. You can hand out
> palette loads of these as a fleet to businesses, schools or whatever.
> These will cost you (a lot) less operationally to maintain, upgrade,
> secure and centrally manage than anything else.
> 
> They are virtually impossible for the users to mangle or abuse - if one
> actually physically breaks they are cheap and redeployment is as simple
> as just handing over a new one. The user just signs back in with their
> usual login and boom: everything's back. Lack of local storage isn't a
> failure, it's a _feature_. Because all the data is permanently synced
> online that's fleet-wide backup done, automatically.

Well said, Sir.
Issue to schools etc.
My daughter is almost completely technically handless.
She uses a chrome book, it just works for what is wanted
Email
Websites
Zoom (!) for her class teaching!

Does the job.
YouTube she uses her telly.


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Eion MacDonald

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