# Getting an inexpensive computer for portable internet access

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979 "2010-05-11T00:02:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979/21 "2010-05-12T01:17:41Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Does it auto connect? Because that would be awesome.

Nah, it wouldn’t. Some open locations are there to leach your info and random things like that. Got to be careful.

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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-inexpensive-computer-for-portable-internet-access/538979/22 "2010-05-12T02:06:06Z")

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> [@Todderbob](#):
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> I don’t know what your wife does with her iPod, but iTouches in my neck if the woods have significantly better battery life than that. My iPhone uses 1%/hour when in standby mode, and the iTouches I’ve seen use less than that.

My iTouch sees battery life closer to SuperHal’s. It does ok with music or reading, but games or video get about 4 hours of use. I charge it almost every day.

Aside from that, it’s a miracle which fits in your pocket. If you can get one for under $150 it’s a steal.

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