Schools across the state and country are preparing and adjusting to the new normal for classes some students are taking hybrid or opting for the all online approach for the school year and because computers and laptops are required for classes -- the U.S. is facing a laptop shortage.
Schools across the state and country are preparing and adjsuting to the new normal for classes some students are taking hybrid or opting for the all online approach for the school year and because computers and laptops are required for classes -- the us is facing a laptop shortage.
Our savannah gaido has more on the story.
As the school year begins virtually for many students, the demand for laptops continues to rise// the supply chain isn't meeting the demand, computer technicians say lower costing laptops doesn't mean high quality equipment// laptops are this years most crucial back to school necessity and remote learning has caused a laptop shortage in the us "well becasue of the pandemic that were having because of covid 19, there has been an insurange of people that are wanting to get laptops and tablets for each individual of the house instead of just having one or two per household, youre looking at four or five per household because each child is having to get on to do hybrid classes or having to do completely online, you are looking at five to six hours per day per child" because laptops are in high demand, computer technician john potter says computers are are being pushed to the limit.
"laptops are built to last 3 to 5 years minimum and now we are seeing some that might not even last 6 months because of some having to use them 8, 10 or even 12 hours a day."
In order maintain your computer, potter recommends to blow it out with canned or compressed air to keep the fan clean adn put them on a hard surface to get the correct amount of air flow "making sure they they arent moving them around too much when they are turned on because if it gets bumped significantly it can actually maket the hard drive go bad.
And making sure that they dont have any liquid around them because if you spill something on them obviously its going to take it out."
Demand is higher than supply - and potter believes this wont be ending soon "since we still dont know a whole lot about the covid virus, it could go on for several more months, it could actually last for years.
-- because just like stuff weve seen going into walmart and buying your groceries, weve seen big shortages and stuff like that, so it could last a long time."
Some advice from potter, you do not want to use a vacuum cleaner on your computer because it could cause dust particals in the computer to create a charge and fry the mortherbort
