I'm not sure if you've ever tried using Chromebooks with your kids, but I have... and a lot of schools try it. They don't last long. I currently have four Chromebooks, and after a few months of use, only one of them is in fully working condition. They are really fragile.<p>So why not just toss out the broken ones and buy more? Well, they are a bad use of my time, as the system administrator who has to reconfigure them...<p>Much better and more cost-effective to buy new old stock, older model, full-sized ThinkPads or similar machines. They last FAR longer.