High demand in laptops could lead to shortage

High demand in laptops could lead to shortage

MANY STUDENTS ACROSS THENATION WHO ARE FACED WITH AMOVE TO DISTANCE LEARNING.

AVITAL PART OF THEIR SCHOOLDAY IS HARD TO FIND.

2 WORKSFOR YOU'S KATIE KELEHERLOOKS INTO WHAT IS CAUSINGTHIS TECHNOLOGY SHORTAGE -AND CHECKS ON THE AREA'SBIGGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT...TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.FOR MANY PEOPLE - A LAPTOPLIKE THIS IS ESSENTIAL TOTHEIR WORK OR SCHOOL DAY.AND THAT HIGH DEMAND ISMAKING THEM DIFFICULT TOCOMEBY.

A SHORTAGE OFTECHNOLOGY MANY NEED EVERYDAY."It's hard to find laptops.It's hard to find to findprinters.

Web cams arealmost impossible to find.The whole world's bought upweb cams." HIGH DEMAND ANDDISRUPTION OF SUPPLY CHAINSCAUSING A JAM IN PRODUCTIONOF LAPTOPS AND CHROMEBOOKSMADE BY THE SOME OF THEWORLD'S LARGEST COMPUTERCOMPANIES.

DELL - HP - ANDLENOVO.

ANOTHER PART OF THEISSUE IS PRESIDENT TRUMP'SRECENT SANCTIONS ON CHINESECOMPANIES - CAUSING MASSIVEBACKLOGS.

RANDY WILSON -OWNER OF WHOLESALE COMPUTERSUPPLY IN TULSA - SAYS -THEY STILL HAVE A GOODSUPPLY.

BUT - PRICES AREINCREASING AS THE PANDEMICWEARS ON."Even brand new, educationalgrade laptops, themanufacture has raised theprice like 100 dollars each.Therefore, even in thesecondhand market, or therefurbished market, pricesare up.

Everything cost morethan it did six, eightmonths ago." TULSA PUBLICSCHOOLS START DISTANCELEARNING NEXT WEEK.

LASTSPRING - THE DISTRICT PASSEDOUT AROUND 21-THOUSANDCHROMEBOOKS.AND ANOTHER 200 FOR SUMMERCLASSES.

ALL PAID FOR WITHSCHOOL BONDS.

T-P-S SAYSIT'S PASSING THEM OUT FORTHE YEAR WHEN SCHOOL RESUMESNEXT WEEK.

WHILE THERE'S ASHORTAGE.

T-P-S PLACED ITSORDER A WHILE AGO AND WILLHAVE ENOUGH FOR ALLSTUDENTS.

THE DISTRICT ISALSO GIVING OUT ABOUT12-THOUSAND HOT SPOTS TOTHOSE FAMILIES WITHOUTINTERNET AT HOME.

MEANWHILE,THE CITY OF TULSA IS USINGFUNDING FROM THE CARES ACTTO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESSTO 22- THOUSAND TULSAFAMILIES WITHOUT IT.

FINDOUT MORE ABOUT WHAT T-P-S ISDOING TO SUPPORT FAMILIESDURINGDISTANCE LEARNING - ON OURWEBSITE, KJRH DOT COM OR OURFREE 2 WORKS FOR YOU APP.KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.THE SOONER STATE... ISSEEING A DECREASE OF NEW