haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 10 months agoChromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They’re Becoming E-Wastewww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkChromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They’re Becoming E-Wastewww.wsj.comhaxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI’ve had two now. They last about 3 years for updates. Then slowly become obsolete
minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI wasn’t aware of this, thank you
minus-squareAudbol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoObsolete? I have 5 year old Chromebooks I use daily and those are untouched. The windows 11 ones I use more obviously. Easy to do and makes them infinitely more useful
minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoInteresting, I have one from 2018 that’s on the last OS update ☹️
minus-squareAudbol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoYeah they don’t get OS updates forever. Doesn’t make them any less useful though
I’ve had two now. They last about 3 years for updates. Then slowly become obsolete
Install fedora on them
I wasn’t aware of this, thank you
Obsolete? I have 5 year old Chromebooks I use daily and those are untouched. The windows 11 ones I use more obviously. Easy to do and makes them infinitely more useful
Interesting, I have one from 2018 that’s on the last OS update ☹️
Yeah they don’t get OS updates forever. Doesn’t make them any less useful though