Editing Laptop (section)

===Obsolete features===
[[File:3Com modem - Ethernet PCMCIA in IBM 9547.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[modem]] [[PCMCIA]] card on a 1990s ThinkPad. The card would normally fully insert into the socket.]]

Features that certain early models of laptops used to have that are not available in more recent models include:
* Reset ("cold restart") button in a hole (needed a thin metal tool to press)
* Instant power off button in a hole (needed a thin metal tool to press)
* Integrated charger or power adapter inside the laptop
* Dedicated Media buttons (Internet, Volume, Play, Pause, Next, Previous)
* [[Floppy disk drive]]
* [[Serial port]]
* [[Parallel port]]
* [[Modem]]
* [[IEEE 1394]] port
* [[Docking port]]
* Shared [[PS/2 port|PS/2]] input device port
* [[IrDA]]
* [[S-video]] port
* [[S/PDIF]] audio port
* [[PC Card]] / [[PCMCIA]] slot
* [[ExpressCard]] slot
* [[CD Drive|CD/DVD Drives]] (starting with 2013 models)
* [[VGA port]] (starting with 2013 models)
* [[USB-A]] (starting with some 2022 models)
* [[HDMI|HDMI port]] (starting with some 2022 models)
* Full size [[SD Card]] slot (starting with some 2022 models)
* Dedicated charging port (starting with some 2022 models)