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Kiwifruta

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#260218 16-Nov-2019 00:22
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Hi.
For the Cyber Monday sale at PBTech this will be -$79.
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/EXNBKASU00201P/ASUS-C201PA-Education-Chromebook-Off-Lease-A-Grade.

Would this be suitable for someone starting intermediate next year to last them through intermediate?

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  #2354548 16-Nov-2019 04:09
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Personally I wouldn't touch a rockchip based chromebook




Generally known online as OpenMedia, now working for Red Hat APAC as a Technology Evangelist and Portfolio Architect. Still playing with MythTV and digital media on the side.



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  #2354574 16-Nov-2019 10:44
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A lot of chromebooks are coming out of support now. My samsung announced that it gets no more updates. Doesnt really worry me since I use it on a disposable google account to look at websites I really dont trust, so if it gets owned no big deal to me. If you are using it on a real google account, to do real work then check how long that model has before end of life.

 

 

 

Its not on the list here https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en - perhaps because its an education model or something?

 

Edit: Whoops - it is -

 

 

 

 

Chromebook C201PA

 

Jun 2020

 

 

 

 

So useless after 6 months basically.

 

 

 

Avoid.




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