Wow smilingcat, your choices sound exotic, but probably practical for your needs. We ought to go to you for geek advice. on computer technology.

Yes, I dislike tablets that lack a proper keyboard. For home ergonomic reasons, I prefer to have a desktop. For a block of photos I have a small portable hard drive (something for you Emily) that I transport back and forth between 2 cities to store new photos. For the past few years, I probably average um...over 5,000+ personal digital photos that I take annually. I try to discipline myself by deleting crappy photos after each new set is downloaded from memory card.

So there is a compelling reason why I blog....I make good use of favourite photos on favourite subjects that I write. Plus I dip into his personal photo collection too. I know....blogging seems like a time-intensive activity...but no more than knitting a sweater. That's how I see it.

I still want a quality desktop computer at home since I might choose to occasionally work from home in a few years. Right now, I don't because..I actually live close to workplace. I don't have a difficult commute. No, my employer will not use funds to buy us a work-related desktop computer for home. I work for govn't.

I do like having a slightly bigger screen since that's what I'm accustomed at work (at work, I actually have 2 computer screens hooked to 1 computer). Bigger screen allows me to deal with photo adjustments quickly at home. (Believe me, I spend 5 min. per photo selected for my blog. I'm pretty practical and fast about photo editing. Helps to know your colour wheel, etc.)

At work I actually do have a laptop as my primary computer but don't use the laptop's screen nor its keyboard.