To the naysayers: Typewriters have all sorts of appeal beyond visual aesthetics. Just because it doesn't appeal to you personally, does not make it a silly thing.
2 - The written product does not need batteries to be read
3 - By writing in a "permanent" form of communication, the typewriter encourages more active engagement with crafting words and sentences
4 - Some of the greatest written works of non-fiction and fiction were products of typewriters
5 - A good used manual typewriter can be found and purchased for approximately 50 times less than a new Apple Laptop (I purchased a West German Olympia portable for $25)
My IBM Selectric III is not portable but that monster can bash out words so fast and with audacity that I'm glad it's an option. Granted, I bought two Selectrics before (a I and II) and both died due to being worn out and gross, but for $50 and in mint condition, I've enjoyed it immensely.
How accurate is that?
What if paper crinkles slighly, or a deformation in the roller doesn't keep the paper tight?