Deductions & credits

This is very insightful and I appreciate the detailed reply. I  did not start active and ongoing business activities until 2024.  So in my case, I can simply deduct the full 800 dollars (assuming 80 percent use) of the laptop on my 2024 tax return?  So there's no extra steps and this expense wont belong in a different category of deductions for the 2024 tax return since it was technically bought last year?