Here are the results of a survey with 353 responses in a school of 1250 students regarding laptop/netbook/internet device ownership.
Do you have a personal laptop, netbook or internet device you could bring to school on a daily basis?
Yes 138 39%
No 207 59%
If you were required to have a personal laptop, netbook or internet device for school, would you be able to afford it?
Yes I could afford this 133 – 38%
No I could not afford this 108 – 31%
I already have a personally owned netbook or laptop 109 – 31%