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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries
(www.techspot.com)
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Portability for one. You can move your laptop without worrying about the battery latches getting damaged.
I used to refurb laptops and I've seen plenty of externally mounted batteries that just wouldn't reliably sit on the laptop anymore.