Originally Posted by
tjspiel
A remote connection is an OK solution for some work but not others, - probably not graphic intensive work which is what the OP is doing. I carry a laptop as well and while I wouldn't want to haul something like the OP's system around, I much prefer working locally on most of the stuff I do.
I'm thankful for the ability to access systems remotely, it has saved me a trip into the office on several occasions but even with modern broadband it is not quite the same a being there. To me it doesn't make much sense to pay for the performance of a high end system only to have it hobbled by running the interface through broadband.
It depends on your work and how often you work from home. I carry my laptop to and from office, but I could switch to leaving it in office - most of my development work is on remote virtual machines running in a data center somewhere, and my laptop only does email, browsing, chat and powerpoint presentations. If the OP doesn't work from home too often, it is definitely doable.