There a few reasons people might not want to: + Cost (cheaper to upgrade) + Environmental impact (less being thrown into landfills) + They might already like

There a few reasons people might not want to: + Cost (cheaper to upgrade) + Environmental impact (less being thrown into landfills) + They might already like the chassis (I really miss the keyboard layout and touchpad from my old laptop) Given laptops are supposed to be portable PCs (MacBooks aside) and PCs were always upgradable, it's a great pity we've stepped backwards into something a lot less customisable.