Ask Slashdot: Best Choice of Linux Laptops For Elementary School?

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @04:30PM from the while-they're-young dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I work in the tech department of an elementary school and I am trying to show the tech director the world of Linux. I will be installing edubuntu but I am not sure which laptop to get. I know there are companies like System76 that sell laptops with Linux already installed but I wanted to ask you for your thoughts. We want something small and light weight for the kids. We do not need much horsepower as the main use will be internet/email/word processing and whatever other apps come with edubuntu. Basically, what we really want is something MacBook Air-like but not nearly as expensive. Thoughts?"

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Re:iPads? by hairyfish · 2012-06-13 18:04 · Score: 1, Troll

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Instead of asking yourself what Linux laptop you can afford, you should be asking yourself what serves your customers - the kids - best given your budget?
Hey this is a Linux crusade, your logic is not welcome here.