laptop for school

moutard

not sure if I'm in the right place, but I would like to ask anyone on here if they could tell me what kind of laptop to buy my granddaughter who is 10 for her school work

thank you

grumpycrab

Budget? If you have loads of money get her an Apple. Her parents will either a. hate you because she will always want Apple products in the future or b. love you because she will never have any problems with it and she will be able to show it off to her friends.

Otherwise keep an eye on https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5550324

duchy

I wouldn't get her a laptop but a tablet with a detachable full size keyboard. More versatile and practical.

What do her parents and the school recommend as they will know what she will be needing it for so are best placed to advise you on what it needs to do (e.g. Does it need an Ethernet port as well as wireless, will she have access to a printer, does the school have a requirement that students use only Apple or only windows applications etc)

Without knowing these things your lovely gift could end up unsuitable for what she needs.

Andy_L

What do the school recommend?

Fightsback

duchy wrote: »

I wouldn't get her a laptop but a tablet with a detachable full size keyboard. More versatile and practical.

Ten year olds and tablets:



99.9999% of device use will not be spent on school work.

Cisco001

What budget do you after?

Is there any special requirement on what programme she need to run from school?

Is it has to be laptop? I always think desktop will be easier for parent to monitoring what the are doing online...

giraffe69

Is it has to be laptop? I always think desktop will be easier for parent to monitoring what the are doing online...

Perhaps a minor problem in taking it to school?

Fightsback

giraffe69 wrote: »

Perhaps a minor problem in taking it to school?

I agree with this chap, should be limiting the ones in school without taking any more in.

Computers in class ‘a scandalous waste’: Sydney Grammar head

jshm2

You don't.

Kids do not really need laptops. They at most need a small tablet to access some online content.

You can buy a Windows tablet or an Android tablet depending on your budget.

You can go for a Chromebook if you still want a laptop

Cisco001

giraffe69 wrote: »

Perhaps a minor problem in taking it to school?

Are 10 year old kids these days expect to take laptop to school?

i was thinking what OP mean do school work at home. Probably saving files to USB stick and take it to school to present...

moutard

thank you to everyone for your replys every bit helps , what I forgot to say is she needs the laptop to access home work from school website thanks again