The reason? I want the feeling of a "workplace" again. With a laptop, I often felt like anywhere I was, I could work (sometimes even felt like I had to).
There wasn't a sense of /place/ attached with work, and I think this has made work a bit less enjoyable and a bit less distinct from non-work. I think of my dad woodworking in his shop when I was a kid. He didn't woodwork at the kitchen table, or the coffee shop. He had a distinct place where meaningful focus took place with intention.
I'm going to try applying that to /my/ work again (after all these years), and see how it feels.
When I’m out of the office, I’m available for my family. When I am in my office I am “at work”. It’s especuslly important during the summer when both my wife (she works on the school schedule) and son are home.