Desktop versus Laptop

Thank you for your reactions to this thread. It looks like the voting is fairly even so I'm back to square one on this dilemma. My wife is pushing for a laptop and she is willing to shoulder the excess cost (over the price of the desktop). Now I am inclined to follow her wishes. But my worry is the validity of my old programs particularly the video editor and the midi composer (for musical compositions). Someone in the house suggested that I retain the old desktop and use the new laptop as my home base for computer works since I can bring it to the office and to anywhere I wish.

But that laptop is not yet final though.

Well, in that case you first need to confirm that you are purchasing new laptop. And if it is possible for you to keep both of them then it is well and good. By that way you can use both computers for different purpose, one for home and other for your office work. If your desktop computer is in good shape then you can keep it till your applications validity.