I am in a position now to look at getting a computer to use for image storage and post processing and would love some advice on which way to go with it. I use The GIMP, Picasa and Infranview so nothing that needs any huge amount of power.

I was using a netbook but found the limited storage space and small screen a bit of a problem, at the moment I have been using my work laptop which I carry with me home every night anyway and have set this up with an external screen, keyboard and mouse which has been working well but I would like something of my own.

For the past 5 years I have only been using laptops / netbooks and have not owned a desktop in that time so I don't know which way to go with it.

Paul