Of the 28 percent of parents who plan to purchase student laptops and/or smartphones this year for their kids in grades K-12:
57 percent say they think laptops are better learning tools for their kids over smartphones, while 37 percent thought students need both.
46 percent agree it’s practical for children ages 13-15 to have their own smartphones, and one-third said ages 10-12 is practical.
54 percent are concerned with the expense of replacing a broken smartphone.
65 percent will spend $500 or less on student laptops, 27 percent will spend less than $300, 23 percent between $501-$700 and 12 percent will spend more than $700.