03-10-2016, 05:57 AM
sekker wrote:
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It seems like a loss for the students to me!
Not at all. The google software suite is preferred by many, many students over Apple and iCloud. My two high school/college kids are good examples. They love their Macs, but they are far more loyal to google.
My daughter has been wondering about getting a Chromebook in addition to her older Mac - let the Mac stay in her dorm room, only bring the Chromebook to classes.
I wonder why…
Not sure what you are fishing for, so I will answer seriously:
1) She has a white unibody MacBook (with an SSD of course!) and an iPad3 with a Logitech KB. She uses both everyday (she is my star academic, taking all-AP classes this year and has been at college last summer). She finds the Macbook far better to write/compose than the iPad/Kb combo. She finds the iPad far better to take notes in class using a stylus.
2) She is about to go to college this fall, and we are discussing her tech needs. My initial thought was to get her an updated Mac with all-day battery life like her brother who has a 2013 MBA, and an iPad mini. But she suggested that maybe it'd be just better to get a flip chromebook that serves as a tablet for in-class notetaking, has the built-in keyboard, and all-day battery life. She can use her Macbook at home for serious writing in her dorm room. She will use the cloud to sync all of her files, which is how she syncs between her Mac and iPad now.
I do not know what we will decide to do, but a sub-$300 chromebook is far cheaper solution than a new Mac!
Thanks for the reply, sekker. My thought was that she may want the Chromebook for its social networking chops.