"And I was sitting next to another person doing the same thing with his laptop."

Is it possible to do the same with my laptop?

Time Machine isn't much help when you're on the road with your laptop.

And not all of them are kids with a laptop in their bedroom!

Of course they could do that with a laptop, that's not under discussion.

Starting in grade 1 each girl works with a laptop.

Have you ever tried to curl up with a laptop?

And even then, you really do need to be careful with laptops.

She sat in the hotel room with her laptop, figuring it out.

The idea has a lot of appeal and offers freedom you can't get with a laptop.