[Netherrealmer]

If your computer got broken, You need to have another pc so you have something to use if while having your PC repaired or You have no budget for a repair at the moment. During the times you are financially doing well, invest money for an extra PC. Especially if you work online.

[peachpurple]

You can also buy 2nd hand laptop as a spare or get a 2nd hand cellphone. Depends on your job requirement.

[ArtemTerekhov]

I am planning to buy tablet PC to my wife. She is using smartphone for internet now and this is not good due to small screen.
So, it will be of help if notebook will broke.

[Sojourn]

I already have a laptop where I do my work mostly as its easily portable and quite enough powerful. The PC is primarily reserved for running high end graphics intensive softwares.

[oldbuddy]

I always have several backup devices since I am a computer junkie. My wife and I live alone and I have 3 desktops, 4 laptops, a netbook, 3 or 4 tablets, an Amazon Echo, a couple of Dots, 5 or 6 older smartphones and three we use and an unknown number of old throwaway devices I could use in a pinch.

[mrki444]

Don't buy it right away. Just keep money for such situation. If you know buy new computer as backup it will just stay and in a few years your hardware will be outdated.

[Treborika]

I normally use my smartphone to work online. However I am saving little amount of money from my online jobs monthly to buy a laptop. Therefore I would be using both of them at times.

[junglegal]

Honestly, my life is my PC and my phone and I have never thought of actually doing what you just suggested. And you are completely right. And I am actually going to start saving for a new laptop and a phone. If they where to breakdown would be out of earnings which is a very bad things.

[suny]

I already have one extra, a Lenovo Chromebook that I use when traveling. Incidentally I had two more laptops that I sold last year.

[jobless dude]

I don't have any plans like buying an extra laptop but I am planning to buy an assembled PC with higher-end specifications especially for streaming videos online.