I've been using a little $220 laptop for the past 15 months or so. Wasn't even the cheapest one at the nearby big box store. Way cheaper than most smart phones.

I've been using a little $220 laptop for the past 15 months or so. Wasn't even the cheapest one at the nearby big box store. Way cheaper than most smart phones. In that time I've learned Python and made like 20 apps, done all the job applications and Google Voicing I've needed to do. I don't even have a working mobile phone anymore. Plenty of battery life, like 6 hours on full bright. Not hard to find ways to plug it in, draws like 20W from my Jackery 160 which is the smallest model yet big enough to charge it a few times. The computer is not much bigger than a big iPad. I just have a little backpack to carry it in, too small to look homeless (tho I am homeless). Not that my experience will change the opinion of mobile addicts. It's an IYKYK kinda thing (if you know you know).