Im too incompetent too answer your questions but i bought a laptop for gaming and its great, i can play games or surf the net wherever i want to in the house... on the toilet... in the bath... whilst making food.... whilst lying in bed (my personal favourite) i also use it as a portable dvd player, all the time we watch movies on my laptop in my friends car, i think a laptop is great myself, you get less bang for your buck but you can bang almost anywhere you want to !

With some businesses hosting free wi-fi networks as well you can surf the net on your own laptop whilst out and about, or you could just get on those mobile internet connections and use it wherever you want.

One piece of advice as well, if your going to be carrying it around a lot some kind of insurance might be a good idea as thier easily damaged but not easily replaceable parts...