1 - It doesn't need batteries to work

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)