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Re:Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal by fsflover on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:13AM (#27983981)
> The place where I have my big monitor is where I also have the space for a computer

If you have a single device for everything, you do not need syncing and backups are needed only for one device.

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Re:Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal by zepto on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @01:37PM (#27986647)
A single device for everything is a single point of failure for everything.

One of the great things about having various synced devices is that if one fails or is misplaced, stolen etc., the others are instantly available.

No single device solution can replicate this real world benefit.

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Re:Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal by neolog on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:05PM (#27988223)
Well, you can get two of them
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Re:Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal by zepto on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:37PM (#27988678)
As I said, no single device solution can provide this benefit.

And even having a spare doesn’t help if you don’t sync.

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