[Technology] Please recommend a chromebook for school

SAC said:

I took my daughter to Curry's and came away with an Acer R13 64GB for just shy of £400. It has touch screen, a decent keyboard and is pretty fast. They have refurbished ones on eBay for £280.

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Triggaaar said:

Thanks. I've seen that some of them have a touch screen. What's that all about? I obviously know what it is, but since laptops (and chromebooks) have a mouse or pad they don't generally have touchscreens to duplicate the functionality. Is it that it's become reasonably cheap to add the functionality, and makes it easier to use? Does your daughter use the touchscreen much?

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schmunk said:

Definitely definitely definitely get a touchscreen - it's just so much easier to use than fiddling with a stupid trackpad for everything.

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Triggaaar said:

Thanks. I've seen that some of them have a touch screen. What's that all about? I obviously know what it is, but since laptops (and chromebooks) have a mouse or pad they don't generally have touchscreens to duplicate the functionality. Is it that it's become reasonably cheap to add the functionality, and makes it easier to use? Does your daughter use the touchscreen much?

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SAC said:

The screen folds over so it can be used without the keyboard. She uses the touchscreen all of the time unless actually typing, just like you would on a phone or tablet. I think the touchscreen is more natural for younger people.

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