Like others have said, work provides me a laptop that's sufficient for the job. I probably wouldn't buy something like that for myself. For personal use, it i

Like others have said, work provides me a laptop that's sufficient for the job. I probably wouldn't buy something like that for myself. For personal use, it is basically your current idea. I tend to have a reasonably powerful desktop and a fairly inexpensive laptop. Powerful desktop parts are cheaper than powerful laptop parts. They're easier to upgrade. They're easier to fix when something dies. If I need more than my laptop provides, I use the desktop. Sometimes I sit at the desk. Sometimes I remote into it. VPN and wake on LAN means I don't even need to leave it on. This also means if one device dies you're still able to get things done. Laptop is slow, but better than 0. Desktop is not portable, but I'm usually home anyway.