Google Offering $99 Chromebook to Classrooms

[exfileme]

For a limited time, Google is offering qualified public school teachers the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook at $99 USD.

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[thecolorblue]

If google seriously gave a you-know-what they wouldn't impose such a stupidly short window of opportunity for purchasing the computers.

but hey... they get to publicize the hell out of their generous offer and look like saints.

 

[extremepcs]

Atom is a deal breaker, even at $99. The one I played with a few weeks ago was struggling to play YouTube videos without stuttering.

 

[becherovka]

extremepc was that on a chromebook or running windows?

 

[digiex]

Google really is not serious on the profitability of hardware, they are more on market penetration.

 

[Gundam288]

I think the ones in Leyden High School (east or west doesn't matter) are going to turn up "missing" a lot of them given that area.

 

[dextermat]

atom processor should be discontinued, yeah they don't consume power but it is as fast as a Pentium 3 at best.

 

[victorintelr]

"When you reach your funding goals, you'll receive your Chromebooks

What? just like those free laptops ads?

 

[victorintelr]

Ohhh, ok, just read the website: it'll be posted only so anyone can make a donation.

 

[misterawsome]

its funny order them by "the end of the world"