Oh man. The smaller T1 is MORE expensive than the T8. Wow! So I've been doing a lot of thinking today and I may just go with the laptop so I can get rid of the desk in the closet area. The cage would sit nearly perfectly in the nitch. Do you know how much it weighs? I'd need to CL the tank and stand I have for it to get them gone, but I'm wondering how hefty a stand I'm going to need.