Not the person you are responding to but:

1) All the google data gathering crap, and all the "give permission to garbage preload to turn on the microphone" bullshit (and look for a physical mic switch; ours has that. Also, turn off notifications, because, do you want notifications telling you the wifi does not work? If you have an android phone, do this on your phone first.

2) Less crap = less backlog of surveillance data if you ever accidentally need to put it online. Also, see (1).

3) You can't get a nice 55"-100" desktop monitor for < $2K.