Laptop logistics

I'm planning on buying a laptop to take on the trip. I haven't picked one out yet. I'll get to it later this year. I found out that if you buy electronics within six months of leaving the country, you'd better have the receipt with you or you may have to pay import duties on it when you return. I'm glad I found out up front, or it would have been an ugly shock. Anyway, I contacted the travel company to see what they recommend on the laptop issue. They assured me I wouldn't have any trouble. It can stay on the plane if I'm not going to need it at a particular stop, and if it's locked in my luggage, I probably won't have any trouble leaving it at any of the hotels. I'm going to want it for several reasons. For saving my pictures, for watching movies on the plane (you spend over three days on the plane over the course of the tour), and keeping up with this blog during the trip. I'm probably going to take a couple of games with me, too, to keep me occupied. When I pick one out, I'll post about it here.