Illinois Nonprofit offers a Chromebook Alternative to Relieve
the Technology Budget Woes of Schools
The perfect beast to withstand punishment only a sixth grader can deliver!
For the past three plus years news reports across the country have detailed the severe budget crisis for school districts. Adding to the budget woes of schools are the technology demands of federally required PARCC assessment tests and other online curriculum that consequently requires a robust technology environment at school. Additionally, students are required to be computer literate with software programs in order to participate in school and to complete homework. Considering the above, what’s needed is an affordable technology solution for schools while meeting the needs of students, school budgets, and taxpayers. In the third quarter of last year schools purchased 715,000 Chromebooks for students.
The primary school budget issue is total cost of ownership and laptop survivability. Developed by the nonprofit Computer Banc, the CBook is the perfect beast to withstand the punishment only a sixth grader can deliver! Does the CBook work in a school using the Chrome Management Console?..Yes. Does the Cbook use the cloud like a Chromebook?. .Yes. Does the student use the same Google Chrome browser?..Yes. Can a student do the same schoolwork using a CBook?…Yes. A CBook is a Dell business class laptop that has been re-purposed for use with the Google Chrome browser. Like a Chromebook, the CBook uses a Linux based operating system. And, the CBook and the Chromebook both use identical SSD Solid State Drives for a comparable performance.
The CBook has a TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of roughly half that of a Chromebook. The CBook is also more durable and can better survive the rigors of the K – 12th grade user. Computer Banc offers……………
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