{"id":3934,"date":"2023-05-01T13:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T18:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/texas\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3934"},"modified":"2023-05-02T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:30:48","slug":"when-will-my-chromebook-expire-why-computers-should-be-designed-to-last-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/texas\/articles\/when-will-my-chromebook-expire-why-computers-should-be-designed-to-last-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When will my Chromebook expire?\u2019 Why computers should be designed to last."},"featured_media":47288,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":""},"campaign_tax":[168],"display_option":[],"issue_tax":[],"person_tax":[],"region_tax":[],"state":[2],"topic_tax":[143],"class_list":["post-3934","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_taxonomies":{"topics":[143],"collection":false,"press_type":false,"person_type":false,"resource_type":false,"event_type":false,"campaigns":168,"department":false,"level":false,"states":[2],"act_option":false,"display_option":false,"primary":{"topic":143}},"featured_image":47288,"caption_override":"","excerpt":"Here\u2019s what you need to know about your Chromebook\u2019s lifespan \u2014 and why we need tech giants like Google to help us get off the \u201cdisposability treadmill.\u201d","updated_on":null,"sidebar_action":[],"hide_hero_image":false,"sidebar_action_query_string":""},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":16,"people":"6899"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or your school-aged child were in the market for an affordable laptop sometime in the last few years, chances are you came across (and perhaps bought) a Google Chromebook.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, maybe your child was given one by their school. The pandemic and switch to remote learning have pushed schools to provide every student with their own device, often turning to Chromebooks. These laptops are now not just a popular, affordable choice for the general public \u2014 they\u2019ve become an indispensable part of many kids\u2019 education. <\/span><b>In the last quarter of 2020, Chromebook sales were 287% higher than in all of 2019.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, if you own a Chromebook, you may soon be reckoning with the fact that these devices are just not built to last. Here\u2019s what you need to know about your Chromebook\u2019s lifespan \u2014 and why we need tech giants like Google to help us get off the \u201cdisposability treadmill.\u201d<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong>How long will my Chromebook last?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chromebooks have a built-in expiration date after which Google will no longer support the software. These expiration dates are based on the certification of a given model, not the purchase date.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/a\/answer\/6220366\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(You can look up the expiration date for your device here.)<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For kids using Chromebooks for their schoolwork, once the expiration date has passed, the devices can\u2019t receive updates or access secure websites. For example, instructors have reported that expired laptops can\u2019t access online state testing websites.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>The average expiration date is only four years away for the devices listed above.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While Google has taken steps to increase expiration dates, these changes still fall short of what is needed. After all, why should anyone have to stop using a laptop that still works, just because it\u2019s reached its \u201cdeath date\u201d? That\u2019s like throwing away your car just because the software supporting the GPS has expired.<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong>Chromebook expirations dates are costing schools billions and creating mountains of e-waste<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cumulatively, we\u2019re being forced to waste tons of money on constantly replacing these throwaway devices. <\/span><b>Across the 48.1 million K-12 public school students in the U.S., doubling the lifespan of Chromebooks could result in $1.8 billion dollars in savings for taxpayers, assuming no additional maintenance costs.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another frustrating expense comes from the fact that it\u2019s so challenging to find spare parts to repair Chromebooks. For example, our research partners reviewed 29 replacement keyboards, and 10 of them cost $89.99 or more \u2014 nearly half the cost of a typical $200 Chromebook. Plus, school technicians point out that periodic updates to the Chromebook model often include arbitrary changes that discourage repair and use.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t afford to keep on producing disposable technology at this rate. Electronic waste makes up less than 2% of the world\u2019s waste stream by volume, but causes over 70% of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/edfund\/articles\/how-e-waste-is-creating-a-growing-environmental-and-health-crisis-across-the-world\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">harmful and toxic environmental effects.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And some estimate that the information technology sector is responsible for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/patterns\/fulltext\/S2666-3899(21)00188-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666389921001884%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about as much greenhouse gas emissions as the airline industry.<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the flip side, doubling the life of just Chromebooks sold in 2020 could cut emissions equivalent to taking 900,000 cars off the road for a year.<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong>Google can extend the life of millions of Chromebooks right now. Here\u2019s what you can do.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<b>Help spread the word about Google\u2019s disposable laptops.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ask your family, friends and neighbors if they know their (or their kids\u2019) Chromebooks have a \u201cdeath date.\u201d Start a conversation about why exactly we all seem to be replacing our tech devices every few years, and what the consequences are.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Sign our petition calling on Google to extend the life of Chromebooks.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Help organize your school or the larger community to call on Google to make this important change.<\/span>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_featured_action":{"action":[2704],"action_query_string":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018When will my Chromebook expire?\u2019 Why computers should 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