John Watlington writes: > On Feb 19, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Tony Anderson wrote:
>> Really sad. Buying one desktop and creating 'five' seats is probably >> cheaper than 5 or 6 XOs. > > Is it really ? I don't even see a real cost benefit. > > $450 - one low end desktop computer > $350 - (5) $70 monitors > $ 50 - (5) keyboards/mice > $250 - (5) seats of virtualization hardware (from the userful web site) > > $1100 for five students => $220 per student Nothing cheaper comes with: 1. a mouse that kids can actually operate 2. a keyboard that doesn't drop letters 3. a usable desktop environment 4. a network that is fast and reliable >> However, it restricts use to the school day. >> The ability for the child to take the laptop home is crucial. I agree, but... School people are low-risk types who are used to dealing with lots of damage and loss. They've seen the books come back torn and soaked or worse. What do you do when a kid loses his XO? Does he just miss out on an education, or does the school stick to XO-free lessons? How many replacements are you going to give him? >> Think, for example, of the impact of the laptop on the other >> members of the family. It's for the kids. Other users would cause wear, unavailability, and running out of storage. _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
