Prescribing a Chromebook for over 800 parents is a daunting prospect each year. We take choosing a Chromebook for our students very seriously. To the extent possible, we apply an intensive vetting process across all the vendor devices that roughly meet our needs and are available in our market (Australia).

Here is the brief we gave to the vendors:

11.6" Screen

Touch Screen

USB-C

Student-tested durability

Established, streamlined and supported warranty & repair service

Our Methodology

In order to pick the best possible devices we weigh the following:

Make and physical durability of the device

Devices are shuffled between classes and pulled in & out of backpacks 6 periods a day

Student Experience

Each device has been given to a pool of students to test, review and rate

Speed and Responsiveness

Each device is run through a series of real-world and performance test (Octane 2.0)

Price and affordability for parents

Ideally, under AUD$500

After sales support and streamlined warranty process

Battery life and charge speed

Keyboard and track-pad ease of use

Chromebook Comparison Table

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