iPad vs chromebook for student

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iPad vs chromebook for student

My son (12) is accustomed to using a chromebook for school. He needs a new one and we are considering an iPad instead. **Is there any reason that the iPad would not be just as good?** Would need to easily run Fortnite (they said at least 60 fps or something like that?!), Zoom, Google apps (classroom, drive, etc). **If so, which version (and what memory size) would I need? **Id hate to spend the $$ on the Pro if its not needed.** TIA!

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 7:59 AM

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celliott147

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Jul 13, 2020 8:17 AM in response to lindsays3312

A few things:

A Chromebook is essentially the Google equivalent of the iPad, but with a built in keyboard and trackpad. Zoom, Google apps, etc work fine.
The base model should be fine, but you could go for the Air if you want a little more performance.
The school said he needs to be able to run Fortnite? It will run fine on an iPad (in fact, it was released for iOS first), but a school requesting it is a little weird.
An iPad is typically more expensive than a Chromebook, but is often better hardware and materials.

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rccharles

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Jul 16, 2020 12:02 PM in response to lindsays3312

Videos take a lot of storage space.

https://clicklikethis.com/how-many-videos-per-gb/

( I've seen different sizes reported. )

Have you checked with the school? Their could be an app that only runs on the android.

could lend him your ipad for a week and see if there are any problems. Can not you return the ipad withing ten days with no questions asked?

Robert

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lindsays3312 Author

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Jul 13, 2020 8:31 AM in response to celliott147

Lol. School doesnt care about Fortnite :-) (I sure they wish it would vanish forever) But hes been using MY iPad to play so I might as well kill 2 birds with one stone and get my iPad back!

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