[Poggio]

Its been my experience that people get laptops either for the price or mobility. Unless you are wiling to spend the money, you may have to get another desktop or simply invest in upgrading your current one. Last time I checked, one terrabite harddives on a desktop were alot cheaper than a laptop. And a desktop would have more disc space for gaming or universal programming needs.

I also don't really know how easy it is to replace components if something breaks down or if it needs an upgrade, like a graphics card or speakers or the keyboard. With my old laptop, which I used heavily for art and games, once the usb drives went down that was all she wrote.

As far as pets, with a touch screen you run into the same problem you would have with a normal laptop. The fur actually really gets on the key board. >.>