First of all I must say that I love avast, It is incredible and I have peace of mind since I installed its demo version.
My question is that can I use Avast home edition, on my laptop which I use at home and work also. It is not a commercial laptop, but I also use it at work.
I know your work has nothing to with avast, but if you use your laptop at work for anything other than personal use (anything related to your job) then you should have the pro version.
I don’t see the purpose of taking your laptop to work if you don’t even open it, but leave it running in the background.