ask THE question while Kmeb's is in the 'shop' so to speak! Billye! Where are YOU? I believe you are a person who can 'testify' as to the advantages pro/con?
Me? I am daily counting my blessings that I can sit at my tabletop 'cloneed and cobbled' version of machine...Since Kmeb's 'puter issues, I am faithfully thanking the combo of wires, circuits, cables, etc. for coming on and working w/o hassle every time I turn it all ON!
My DH had one for work, but turned it in upon retirement...I could ask him, but he's far more interested in the internal actual PROGRAMs, than the machines themselves....Keeps saying...'The day you buy it, it's obsolete'...
Hope you are having fun, good use and absolutely NO quirks with your machine! - j