[mihaaly]

Exactly!

Dependence on special hardware instead of generally available ones is the making of future trouble for yourself.

Also in collaborative environments allowing others to work on your computer, assisting you in an easy way, is important.

For people working 40 years alone in a remote cellar the exact very same way throughout, and making several reserve clone of the unique and specialist hardware replacing the worn out ones, this could be ok.

[pandastronaut]

That's also part of my reasoning. I don't want to feel uncomfortable because of whatever customization I would be missing or make other people unable to use whatever environment or computer I work with. Most of the time, I am not allowed to plug a personal device or modify the setup anyway.

But I am cool with people that customize everything, from software to hardware, as long as this is not in the path of other people. Everyone can find its one and best way to work :)