Another idea could be tablets. For instance, here's one from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blackberry-Pla...=cheap+tablets

New it's $160 from Amazon (or at least their primary vendor, they list other new offers at $139 and used at $88). I know Blackberry used to have almost a corner on the market on smartphones, so even though they're not as popular now I'm sure you'd get a good tablet (it has good ratings too). It has a front-facing camera for that web chat you were talking about. As for keyboard and mouse, it wouldn't have that (tablets have a built-in "screen keyboard" and touch screen, so they don't particularly use them), but I know that'd make typing papers and the like more difficult. I'm trying to see if there are any keyboards with a "micro usb" connector (since that's what that tablet has). I also haven't checked if it has bluetooth-capabilities, since a bluetooth keyboard'd also work.