What's your beef with laptops about? When writing my dissertation I literally carried a large IMAC computer from place to place for fear of losing all my formatting and documents- this is way before thumb drives, CDs--when floppies would reformat your stuff-- my mentor had a laptop and I was so envious of it's lightness and flexibility. It was my first purchase when I got my "Real Job." My IPAD is nothing more than an alarm clock now that stumble upon is gone and pinterest changed (and not for the better). Hoping you find a resolution/compromise as your work is delightful and refreshing.