Laptop's Most Wanted and Unwanted (Updated)

The light Sensors and USB charger points are most required :) The Webcam I still confused that why don't know why the 30k laptop doesn't have a good clarity :(

Slot in DVD Writers plz dont go for it. try inserting a mini disc it might not eject or will not read properly. Few endors have got GPU units as USB Option essential for graphics hungry users who wish to upgarde by adding a usb graphics solution.(Fujitsu amilo) is one of them. thats a killer feature going forward.

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i think we need to have a better HDD or replaced with Flsh drive... so that vibration doesn ot affect the HDD operation. Think pad has a active protection system what abt others. A simple and Light weight battery making me to work for 7 hrs on full charge and charging from empty in abt 1 Hrs. However CPU ,Ram Etc. are updated.

i agree vth some of the mentioned points...

Battery should be detachable without screws. We must be able to plug detached battery alone into AC wall socket without adapter.

I do agree with the Slot load opitcal drive option, but the fabric to prevent it from damage is not very handy or efficient, thus I would still prefer the tray loader in this case. Such as in my case, I own a Dell Studio 15 laptop which's optical drive is now making a lot of nuisance after one year, at the end of its complete cover warranty. And the Dell is very very very much costly for any extend in the warranty before or after buying the laptop. The same case is with one more laptop of my friend who owns a Lenovo laptop costing 70,000 Rs. He has exchanged his slot load optical drive 4 times in 2 years just due to dust problems. Its just good for him that warranties on Lenovo don't cost 4-5 times less than on Dell. Thus, I now wish that it should have had a tray loader as the slot loader has not made any difference in thickness any of these two cases.

One addition to unwanted(misplaced) ones. head phone and mic jack provided on front side of laptops. They make holding laptop a bit uncomfortable in some situations while using headphone and/or mic. Better to have it on sides.

So pretty much if one was to get a Macbook Pro 15" with a matte screen it would be the perfect laptop?...

I must agree with everything you wrote, Rohan. I would also add this: at least 2 or 3 USB ports with separate power lines and on different sides. Also, I would add magnetic power adapter connector (If it's patented, make the one which is not) and place it on the back side. Since I'm Bluetooth maniac, I would add Bluetooth too :)... But I'm aware many people are not using BT. Light adjustment sensor is great thing, btw. Since I'm working in largest IT distribution company in my country I must say that people will buy even bad laptop if it has 4GB of RAM and 500GB of HDD. If there's nice CPU and discrete graphics, then it's a plus! For example, one laptop from popular brand, mentioned in your text, which is based on Intel Celeron 900 was Top10 just because it has 4GB + 500GB, Webcam and CR. It's not important the price was set too high.

I think the glossy touchpads is total no-no ! Touchpads are meant to be smooth and just a little spongy, to tap fast enough when navigating.

Changing DPI may also help in text readability in case u got a high resolution smaller size display like on laptops.

The most important thing to me would be the keyboard. Nowadays, laptop manufacturers have started playing the fool with keyboards. Would like to see that stop and have them provide a regular keyboard. Also, whateve happened to regular laptop displays. 14.1 inch widscreen just doesn't have enought height.

When people buy laptops, they are more CPU Centric, all these features are considered as secondary. Whether a laptop is good or bad, it is attributed to the CPU. This is false and is unfair on the CPU. People should look at the whole big picture and then decide. Also, the way the battery life being quoted by the manufacturers needs to change. No laptop ever comes close to the quoted battery life. They should probably go the cell phone way and quote both Active usage time and the stand-by time which are measured under practical conditions and not some theoretical ideal conditions.

The article above is real nice one. After having read the comments it is very clear that people are driven by 'Fad' and not by common sense (as it is uncommon). I hope the manufacturers take a serious note of the same and incorporate the suggested mods. It will be also useful if you guys (Techree) can throw some light on similar issus related to the internal matter as well.

What a joke? Fire the guy who wrote this article. You are talking about things which make or break laptop. where is RAM, Hard disk? Webcam? Processor? Graphics Card? This guy talks about battery meter? multitouch? If users cared about all these then Apple Macbooks could have been number 1 seller

nice article!! Just one advice... Dont buy laptops, They are EVIL.. Get Desktops!

contrary to your comment Karthi, most ppl don't even give a thought about the Processor. As long as the laptop is some relatively recent model, the proc is almost surely good enuf and all else gets consideration later on depending on budget - for low-end ones, ppl just get whatever is lowest priced, mid-range buyers look for max bang for buck in terms of screen and decent features, and high end buyers start looking at the extra features (gfx, fingerprint reader, etc.) - note how the processor simply wasn't mentioned in each of the 3 categories. or atleast.... that's how normal ppl around me seem to purchase laptops. The CPU is not given much thought until all else is taken care of, or until too much money is in pocket.

56 kbps modem has become obsolete nowadays. The same may be removed as standard part of a laptop.

oh and backlit keyboards please, atleast 3 USB ports and a memory card reader {for the macs} .