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I have the mono, but not the SE, so I can’t do a comparison but here are some of my thoughts on using the basic unit.

If you are sensitive to chemicals the filter unit may be the best USP. I have gradually been ramping up my vapour protection to the point of getting a grow tent to sit the printer in. The extra cost of the SE is likely to be worth it from that point of view alone. Also keeping soiled cleaning materials in the highly vented garage to keep the fumes away.

I can recommend goggles as well, as even just having the models out to post process and rinse led to the skin around my eyes feeling itchy amd dry.

I have had great and consistent results from the basic unit with plastic construction, and haven’t had any z axis wobble problems. However I think that is a very subjective thing so i wouldn’t necessarily draw any conclusions from my experience alone.

Get a pair of flex plates
https://www.3djake.uk/3djake/resin-flexplate-system

Makes turning around builds super easy, and the flat flex plat is so much easier to scrape stuff off if needed compared to the weirdly shaped build thing. Just make sure you follow the instructions about the spacer for the build plate zero sensor.

Regarding the wifi capability, I would actually recommend making it work. It’s just a bit of a faff having to transport usb sticks around. Much easier just to cross load through space magic waves

One warning though is that I’m still not sure if the Mono has any anti-aliasing support. It is supposed to, but I’ve never been able to make it work. Comparing my results with Albertorious on this site indicates that his Elegoo units seem to do that better. Just a thought if you are not totally wedded to the Mono

I use water washable stuff just to to ease logistics for cleaning. I don’t know how well that works with the wash station though.