Buying a computer, no matter what kind is an exhaustive process. You need the perfect monitor, the clickiest keyboard, a sensitive but not too sensitive mouse/trackpad. For something that you are paying a premium for, and something that can last you about five years, you want to make the right decision.   However, sometimes you don't have to focus on each part of the assembly. This is when you can make compromises in certain aspects.   There is room for a lot of experiment and mix match of devices when you have a traditional computer over a laptop or an...