I have had an Epson V550 for six years and am very happy with it. It does slides, 35mm negatives and photos. Problem is, if you buy it at Amazon, the price has skyrocketed from the price I paid, $149.99, to $693.92. Amazon appears to no longer have the best deal in town. I recently had to replace my Canon printer and found out they're like toilet paper was three months ago. I scoured the local stores for two weeks, and nobody had the printer I wanted. But Amazon had it for about $50 more than the local asking prices. I finally broke down and bought it from Amazon. Bottom line, whatever you decide to buy, you might want to shop around.

Many years ago I gave up on my mouse and started to use a trackball. It does not need clear real estate on your desk. It sits in one spot and you just move the trackball around with your thumb. You can use it as long as you can reach it, even under a pile of papers (the normal state for my desk).

About 5 years ago I got a Logitech Ergo wireless trackball. The old wireless trackball I had used an AA battery. The Ergo model I got can be plugged into a USB port to charge the internal battery. Only have to do it for a few hours a month.

The ball is fairly easy to remove for cleaning. You do get dust accumulating in the trackball pocket, much like you have to clean out the mouse occasionally.

The Ergo model has a button that controls the trackball speed. Toggles between normal and slow speed. The slow speed is useful for fine work on images.

For image work you could consider a tablet. The trackball takes a bit of getting used to but the tablet takes more getting used to. Once you are comfortable with it people say it's really invaluable. I'm not used to it yet but I can see its advantages.

For the future, consider dual monitors. I find it very useful to have Lightroom on one monitor and Photoshop on the other.

I have a bunch of small LED flashlights that use three AAA batteries in a holder that gets inserted into the body. They cost a little over a dollar a piece from Amazon.

I did a load of laundry yesterday, and when I opened the lid of the washer, I saw a light! I had left one of those little flashlights in a pocket, and the washing machine turned it on. It went through the 43 minute cycle, and it still works. I took it apart to dry it out, and my cheap little light is bright and healthy. Surprising, especially with the electronics of the LED.