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my mind that we expect students to be able to work with outdated equipment. Every school

computer should have a Solid-State Drive. SSD’s are faster in every way than standard

mechanical drives. And we expect our students to work on outdated equipment when their

personal devices are exponentially faster. Is it any wonder that the students rely on their own

technology, even at school? When the schools don’t care about the equipment that students use

on a daily basis, why should the students care what equipment is used? When their devices are

better than the schools, it presents a bad example and doesn’t bode well for our future students.

And another thing, get rid of the Chromebooks. Chromebooks are awful:

Horrible security.

Students can bypass any setting, with little effort

Cloud based only

Apps are not secure

Play Store is not adequate

Not user friendly

Not upgradeable

Chromebooks are not the answer to better technology. Yes, their cheaper, but you also

get what you pay for. Yes, they are also portable. But is portability really a major concern? With

most, if not all, never doing homework at home, why is there a need for portability? Just get

some Lenovo, HP, or even Dell. At least, in the event you get a bad one, a knowledgeable

technician can make the needed repairs or upgrades as is needed. Stop wasting money on

frivolous technology and spend it on making the equipment we already have better and faster.

This will do away with the need for personal devices in schools.