Macman142,

You were right about the keyboard/mouse - they are nice to have and more often than not, the compact macs seem to no longer be made available with keyboards. I really can't say what to do, out of the three choices that you gave, but the case looked nice otherwise. An aquarium could use more surface area to work well long term, maybe a MacTerrarium - an alternative on the planter idea?

...or gumball dispenser (I like M&M's, but I like gumballs more).

-Juror22