> That's less than $15/month if it gets thrown in a bin in 5 years My mom uses a cheap Dell laptop that is 10 years old. I bought at the time for around 350 do

> That's less than $15/month if it gets thrown in a bin in 5 years My mom uses a cheap Dell laptop that is 10 years old. I bought at the time for around 350 dollars is memory serves (it was in a different currency, so it is hard to do the conversion). She is non-technical, and it absolutely suits her needs to this day. Only thing I did in terms of maintenance was buying a new battery. The cheapest Mac just won't get the same cost/lifespan ratio. Keep in mind that the vast majority of users are non-technical.