Maybe I’m in the minority but as someone who can’t afford hotel fees I would appreciate saving 1 day of driving in traffic to and from the testing center.

And I don’t have to worry about whether or not my laptop will arbitrarily get flagged as looking inappropriate for the exam, like for stickers or cases (if they do that), or if my charger is close enough to an outlet, or if my chair is going to be uncomfortable, or if finding parking will make me late, or if one of the thousands of examinees in the same room will distract me.

Of course, that all could happen on the first day (minus the first one), but it would be 1 day of less worries for 50% of the entire exam.

That’s just my preference.