Yeah, I only hang out with developers, engineers, and designers, most of whom game so it's all pretty much top of the line.

I think it would because everyone wants the options to run all day not plugged in, even if they don't.

As a business guy, I've got to think that the big companies wouldn't make these if they weren't big sellers? Also while and iPad or surface can do what we need, most other people wouldn't feel the difference. I think it might be more of a psychological reason that they think they need a laptop? Haven't really done any market research, so just a guess. Wonder if anyone else who reads this has a spouse/SO that does something non-technical...