You have to wonder about the logic in giving students access to fragile $2500 laptops .. because 50% of them are mangled every year
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-29277,00.htmlInsurance data showed that one in two laptops used in schools was subject to an accidental damage claim last year, compared with only one in six in 2000, Mr Mitchell said.
School children treated the machines like text books.
They were dropped, kicked, knocked out of lockers and bags, stepped on in the bus, had drinks spilt on them, and mobiles and pens left on the keyboard with the top jammed shut.
But in contrast, students' iPods, MP3s and mobile phones were treated like gold because they were used for entertainment and keeping in touch with friends.