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Old 05-11-2012, 10:15 PM   #1
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The Broken Kindle Problem: An Aid Program Runs Into Trouble
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Nearly half of the e-readers sent to schools in sub-Saharan Africa end up broken. . . .

The devices should be repairable, too. There's no reason why a kid should have to wait three months to have a screen replaced. Five-year-olds fix their own OLPCs . Every day, we hear from kids who have used iFixit repair guides to fix their own electronics. I just got back from the USA Science and Engineering Festival where I watched hundreds of middle schoolers fixing iPods and DVD players. With good guides and the right tools, kids don't have any more trouble repairing electronics than they do putting together a Lego set.
I've accidentally cracked the screens of two Kindle Keyboards, so it's not just third world kids. In my case, Amazon replaced the devices for free.

How much extra would something like gorilla glass add to device cost?
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:40 PM   #2
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Still breakable. Needs a plastic substrate.
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