Or they could cost a bit more. Like, a amount that makes them actually costly.
I'm using CC 1.6.X now, and I love those pocket computers. I even found a program someone made to make using turtle swarms much easier.
For them to be a viable cost in AgS it'd be something like 7 emeralds/diamonds instead of iron a block of redstone(In the comp recipe) and a hardened strongbox.