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Re:Show HN: Building computer labs in schools in Africa by realYitzi on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @03:56AM (#19376624)
Fantastic! Is there a reason you are not using Raspberry Pi's though?

I've got a pop-up computer lab with 10 stations and the whole setup only cost a few hundred bucks.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RfECe5S9eU2HZx627 https://photos.app.goo.gl/j9DnoPewVBrBuVcs5

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Re:Show HN: Building computer labs in schools in Africa by JetSpiegel on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @06:03AM (#19377233)
Probably a but underpowered for development.

Used laptops are not that more expensive, but they are beefier, the UX is better.

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Re:Show HN: Building computer labs in schools in Africa by nellycheboi12 on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:11AM (#19378222)
This is awesome. We are not set in stone on the laptops. For a scalable business model, it is safer to rely on donations. Rasberry pi will also require a bit more peripheral devices i.e keyboard, mouse, monitor. But if we start getting Rasperry pi donations, totally. The kids will learn the in and outs of a computer with that kind of set.
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Re:Show HN: Building computer labs in schools in Africa by skotchpine on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:08AM (#19378729)
realYitzi we use whatever we have donated. So far, that has been mostly laptops.
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