All of this really makes me wonder if the whole “Dead Internet” thing will be a real issue for my children.
This is especially the case with lower end phones. My mother (an immigrant whose family communicates via WhatsApp, and other free services) buys a new phone every year or so because her BoA, or transit app can’t be used…
I'm not OP, but it's not entirely about the content being viewed. A lot of unsupervised online access takes the form of large swathes of time. Not every parent would necessarily want their child online for 3 - 5+ hours,…
That was the first thing I thought. UI is super important, and I hate when I see great projects suffer because they're.. well, ugly.
What about getting a T480 and replacing the screen itself? You can find a decent one for ~$400 USD, and a 1080p or WQHD screen for another $100. As for screen availability, I think it's more to do with the fact that…
Maybe? Any (recent, 8th gen and up) 's' model Thinkpad would be fine, especially with a WQHD screen. 4K would bludgeon their battery.
All of this really makes me wonder if the whole “Dead Internet” thing will be a real issue for my children.
This is especially the case with lower end phones. My mother (an immigrant whose family communicates via WhatsApp, and other free services) buys a new phone every year or so because her BoA, or transit app can’t be used…
I'm not OP, but it's not entirely about the content being viewed. A lot of unsupervised online access takes the form of large swathes of time. Not every parent would necessarily want their child online for 3 - 5+ hours,…
That was the first thing I thought. UI is super important, and I hate when I see great projects suffer because they're.. well, ugly.
What about getting a T480 and replacing the screen itself? You can find a decent one for ~$400 USD, and a 1080p or WQHD screen for another $100. As for screen availability, I think it's more to do with the fact that…
Maybe? Any (recent, 8th gen and up) 's' model Thinkpad would be fine, especially with a WQHD screen. 4K would bludgeon their battery.