I hate laptops so much, I have one in my band. I like the way Luc Ferrari (deceased) would deal with the perfomance side of laptops by performing in pitch black. Smart move. Merzbow can get away with not having a stage show because he makes something that is physically quite difficult to listen to in the first place. Alvo Noto with Ryuchi Sugimoto (sp?) last year was quite interesting - wonderful visuals.
So yes. I say laptops + visuals = can be good; laptops alone + probably bad; laptops + instrument = good.
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