On: Why Some Schools Are Selling All Their iPads

[rythie]

Traditionally laptops have had far too many moving parts to be durable:

  - 1 or 2 fans
  - Keyboard
  - display hinge
  - Hard disk
  - CD Drive
  - often various flaps or expansion area

Whilst laptops are improving in this area, iPad have not had any of those from the beginning - it clearly makes for much more durable device. Additonally almost all laptops are high maintenance software wise with the possible exception of chromebooks.