The Pi is just an example, $250 Laptops today have performance that cost $700 a few years ago And the "extras" you mention also get cheaper due to economies of

The Pi is just an example, $250 Laptops today have performance that cost $700 a few years ago And the "extras" you mention also get cheaper due to economies of scale. 4k 30hz monitors used to run just under $1000. Now 4k 60hz monitors run just over $200. - At the end of the day you cannot compete with how much better we get at making things over time right now. Broken hardware is only a leading cause of replacing smartphones, and even the most repair unfriendly device can generally be fixed in 30 minutes at your local mall.