In fact, I prefer to own something that I use once or twice a year (and between different computers at that), and then store in a box somewhere, rather than hav

In fact, I prefer to own something that I use once or twice a year (and between different computers at that), and then store in a box somewhere, rather than having a piece of computer suck in dust and whatnot all the time. Not exactly a counterpoint to what you were saying, but somehow related.