[kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Should students be given laptops or e-readers?

[Phares Kariuki]

If you have no electricity, how will a laptop help you? (More power
intensive?).

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On 19 May 2013, at 01:48, Brian Ngure <brian at pixie.co.ke> wrote:

Question: how would this help students whose nearest power source is 30 km
or more away? Or are you only thinking of students in urban areas?

I think it should not be one or the other, but a mixture of both depending
on certain factors, e.g power availability, etc. What say you?
 On May 19, 2013 1:14 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Retailing for about Sh4,200 a piece, the Kindle 4 e-reader can carry
> thousands of books, lasts up to two weeks on a single charge and is
> relatively easy to use. The 2G/3G model costs Sh10,900.
>
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> http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/-/1017288/1855670/-/91ruqdz/-/index.html
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