Ooo, I wonder if I’ll actually be the first to bring up the AlphaSmart series this time. Portable word processors mass-produced in the education market, they’re plentiful selling used for US$30-40. Most have no internet capability, can print to nearly any printer with a USB port, and can output to any computing device capable of recognizing a USB keyboard. What’s even better is they can last for a year on 3 AA batteries.
Downsides are the LCD screen can be difficult to see in some lighting situations and is at a fixed angle, there’s no easy way to get existing text onto the device, while the keyboard is pretty good it’s not the best, and it’s not really meant for editing.
While it’s a good device and I love my Neo model, there’s room for other devices to exist happily. I just like pointing out they’re cheap and accessible.
