I prefer a powerful laptop + monitor + keyboard for work. Sometimes I like to take my laptop somewhere else and work, like when there's a meeting in a conference room or I want to work from a coffee shop for a little while, etc.
It's a pain to keep to computers in sync with one another, set up exactly how you want, etc.
Yes, it is. Since it's for my business, I don't screw around. I've never ever regretted buying a full-spec machine. I've always regretted skimping and buying something that didn't have the juice when I needed it.
It's interesting to read this. I wonder if you would change your mind if $5,000 would make or break your business. The odds of that happening are small, but still possible.
These odds of needing a full spec'd machine are also small but still possible.
Either way I guess I'm saying that an opportunity cost of ~$5,000 is significant.
It's a pain to keep to computers in sync with one another, set up exactly how you want, etc.