The Principal of Mountrath Community College in Laois has called the school’s move from books to tablets “an unmitigated disaster” according to the Independent. It’s reported that technical difficulties with the majority of HPElite Pad tablet devices meant that students experienced problems such as tablets failing to switch on, tablets spontaneously going into sleep mode, devices looping while performing automatic repairs, system board failures and issues with wi-fi.

Parents had paid €550 at the beginning of the school year for the tablets. Due to the problems that have arisen, the school has now replaced the tablets with books which the parents do not have to pay for. In the meantime, it is reported that HP said it was "working very closely with Mountrath Community School, to resolve some technical issues and is committed to doing so in the shortest possible time frame.”

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