There are so many laptop options without number-pads – usually cheaper, even. No one is being fooled or forced to accept a numpad. A few naive or first-time buy

There are so many laptop options without number-pads – usually cheaper, even. No one is being fooled or forced to accept a numpad. A few naive or first-time buyers might not yet know what they want... they'll either return/exchange their mistake or fix their choice next time.