Current design fads in laptops that you hate.

[deerhurst]

i hate:

glossy screens
glossy lids ( all the dust and finger prints get all over )
fn keys that dont need the usage of the fn key. thank you apple and dell. i cant even use alt+f4 with out using 2 hands or being a finger contortionist.
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and people who put things on top of my laptop. just a pet peeve of mine. its a laptop, not a table.

[Syndrome]

I'm surprised only 2 people mentioned this, and they only said the power plug... Ports on the SIDE instead of the REAR. Its even more annoying on a DTR. I want most of my ports on the rear except for my USB. I and most CERTAINLY want an express card slot on my 17 inch Asus G73.

[Metamorphical]

I agree with having the power ports on the rear and a couple of usbs. But I like having a couple usbs on the side for convenience with something like a flashdrive.

[katalin_2003]

It depends on the model. Some exhaust heat thru the rear so not only there's no space to move all ports there but i rather have ports on the sides than heat and at least the power plug on the back.
On smaller laptops, i do prefer having them on the rear and a few USB ports on the sides but this is far from being one of the most annoying things manufacturers adopted lately.
So here's my list:

• Cheap, poor quality plastic bodies - rather slightly heavier than flimsy

• Glossy screens -they're so reflective you can't cut yourself shaving even on a sunday morning.

• 16:9 ratio - Yes, i'm one of the folks that prefer 16:10

• Button-less touchpads - i was never a fan of these and now they're removing the buttons?!

• And everything that keeps a customer from upgrading his own system - you won't see me going with a brand like that anyway

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i hate:
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and people who put things on top of my laptop. just a pet peeve of mine. its a laptop, not a table.

Well, this isn't any better

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[baiii]

Switched Fn and Crtl key compare to every other single brand out there (ThinkPads)
A Little red button that make you think you are using a mouse.( ThinkPads)

I am too addicted to above and now I am having a hard time with my new HP

[Kaiden]

Thick bezels and single fan cooling systems.

edit: Glossy screens too.

[JOSEA]

Ultrabooks by ASUS , I checked one out in a retailer and it seemed not much faster than a 5 year old Dell that I own. I5 ? 4 GIG ram, 900 US, -NAH!

[Texasrho83]

Anything Apple looking.

[MAA83]

At microcenter earlier today, thought of this list. Add laptop "subwoofers" aka dead weight to the list.

[funky monk]

At microcenter earlier today, thought of this list. Add laptop "subwoofers" aka dead weight to the list.

I wouldn't necessarily write them off. Although they're nothing like a real subwoofer, they do make listening to music on a laptop bearable, instead of the default "I'm singing into a watering can" sound you get from other laptops.

Maybe they should rename it to something other than a subwoofer, though. With something that size you'll never get the low end bass response that a 12" driver can produce. Maybe something along the lines of "dedicated bass speaker for improved low end replication" would be more applicable, though it's not really much of a buzzword as it stands.