[Fellwalker]

• Faster. It may be becasue hte new thing is on Vista, but my laptop (T7300 2 GHz processor, 2Gb memory) feels slower than my 3 year old 1.6GHz desktop.
  Quieter. I am surprised how noisy it is
  Cooler. Goes with 2 really.
  USB sockets further apart! WIth a TV decoder plugged in, I either lose a usb socket or a power socket.
  CF slot. Its a 5 in one card reader, but not CF which is a very common format and which my main camera uses.
  BIGGER BATTERY. Pathetic life on standard battery.
  Bluetooth mouse as standard. Not the enclosed usb thing - and 5 button scroll please, so i can click back/forward in internet explorer like i am used to.
  More recharge options. Ideally plug in to my car as well to recharge, where I have a usb hub so could use that too.
  Personally, I see no value in widescreen except for watching TV/movies - which i do not do regualrly.
  I appear to be stuck with center (not centre) and color (not colour) on the menus - but that may be MS not HP.
  As a computer user of many years, I hate how HP have followed MS to make everything "user friendly" which means pretty pictures and scrolling, rather than simple text menus. It just adds processor sapping tasks that do not help. I really find the Photosmart essential to be a pain.