in my opinion parents should be buying the computers. "I" shouldnt be buying a computer for "your" child.
My children don't go to this district. And they have their own laptops.
In 5-7 years, it's an antique. I remember a mid-sized company I worked for in the late 1980's... we actually SHARED a Mac!
If you're spending that much time on computers, somethings being disgarded.