I’ve been writing recently about tablets and how they are falling out of favor with consumers and business professionals. Interestingly, a more or less recent article points out another interesting development.
A study by IDC reveals that Google is starting to become more popular than Apple within schools in the United States. According to the research company, Google sold 715,000 Chromebooks in the third quarter compared to the 702,000 iPad tablets that Apple sold to U.S. schools. As a whole, Google’s Chromebooks now make up a quarter of the entire education market.
Acer and Samsung have been behind the Chromebook push for a few years, but even Dell is getting in on the action.
Dell announced today a slew of new products that include a Windows laptop, a pair of tablets that grant the choice between running Android or Windows 8 and a Chromebook built for students. The new devices are aimed to be used in classrooms complete with “schoolyard tough” builds designed to withstand all the bumps, drops and spills of daily student life. For example, all products are encased in rubberized trim to help absorb the shock from drops.
Dell’s New Chromebook Offering
Acer’s latest offering, in the meantime, puts a whole 15.6” display in front of your nose. Granted, it’s not your pick up and run type of device, but look at what else you get: 13 hours of battery life and up to 1920x1080p resolution. For $249.00!!!
And now that Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are out in a free but not too limited version for Android, how can you go wrong?
If you need any more reasons to buy a cheap Chromebook, go here.