Chromebooks eventually become incapable of receiving security updates, Google says.
While many classrooms have come to depend on Chromebooks, the products have shown a tendency to malfunction or fail within a handful of years for reasons unrelated to user treatment, critics told ABC News. On top of that, the Chromebooks are difficult to repair, generating harmful waste, imposing significant replacement costs and disrupting student learning, they added.
Chromebooks require security updates every four weeks, he added, but over time some of the components become incapable of such updates, rendering the product unusable. Piles of wires, motherboards and other electronic parts fill boxes at E-Waste Recycling Center, Dec. 4, 2014.By March 2021, 90% of educators said there was at least one device for every middle and high schooler; 84% of educators said the same for elementary schoolers, a survey from the"The Chromebook was a perfect solution," Weinberg said, noting the product's relative affordability and capacity for internet use.
The need to replace Chromebooks also brings significant costs, Gutterman said. Doubling the life of Chromebooks could save U.S. schools $1.8 billion, assuming no additional maintenance costs, the U.S. PIRG report said. The calculation of total cost savings uses the current price of Chromebooks to determine school expenses under a scenario in which the products last twice as long, the report says.
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