it's obvious.

if i buy a laptop,

1) i'm going to be stuck with all kinds of parts i don't want, at the expense of parts i do want.
2) when it breaks, i'll have to replace the whole thing again.

it's just an access point.

i can probably get a quadcore pc with freedos and 16 gb of ram for like $400.

i don't want an expensive laptop. it will just break in a few years. they're designed to. that would be foolish of me.

i need to make sure i'm actually right. but, as of right now, i'm planning on building a desktop, not buying a laptop...