If these items are in your checked baggage, you will probably never see them again. You'll never get business travelers to check their laptops and they are the only profitable customers that the airlines have.
I'm a business traveler who carries a laptop and I definately do not want to check it. In fact, I travel with carry-on's only, I don't want to check anything.
I always try to fly by day and in a window seat. The sheer marvel of looking down on clouds never pales for me.
Yeah, thats understandable, but, you see, you have something to do on the flight. For people who don't, they might as well sleep. I've flown about 20,000 miles since Jan '06, I'm kinda sick of looking at clouds although they do kick-ass!