Google highlights repairable Chromebooks for education as it battles cheap Windows laptops

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Google announced today via its Google for Education blog that it's starting a repairability program to help schools fix Chromebooks in-house, and turn it into a valuable training opportunity for students looking into the IT field.

Google says 50 million students and teachers are using Chromebooks while raising bold claims of the sustainability these laptops bring to the table via efficiency and extra durability. A Google-commissioned study cited on the page says its manufacturer partners build hardware that uses 46 percent less energy than competing products.

50M students & educators around the world use #Chromebooks. To repair broken devices sustainably and quickly, schools are creating in-house repair programs—which also teaches...

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