How Many Computers Does a House Need?

When my kids were just starting to use a computer (circa 4th grade) with some regularity, I wondered how long it would take till we got to the point of having one computer per member of the house. Well, we are there, and then some. Current inventory:

• 3 regular laptops
• 1 netbook
• 1 old desktop that works but never gets used
• 1.5 tablets (Kindle Fire counts as 1/2)
• 5 Android phones

It has surprised me how little interest our teens have in the tablet. None of them are into gaming, so I guess that is part of it. They are happy to haul the laptop onto their lap and flop on the couch with it.