With regards to EZY prices, seating and lap tops ...
As some will recall, I am a long term EZY fan. Used much on biz and leisure. Paid the minimum and the maximum.
Seat Scramble? I have never found it to be so. Have always seen folks being entirely civil about who sits where. Most of my travel is alone but when travelling as a couple, no problem about finding seats together or asking someoen to shift up to make a pair.
Lap tops: Never been stopped about this. I carry the lap top in a shoulder bag. When asked about it I lift it into view of the agent in as nonchalant a way as possible. Even if it has weighed (ahem) a tad above 5Kgs
I have never been asked for inspection of contents or a demand for it to be weighed.
Luton a dump? You should have seen it five years ago!! The check in hall is a cow shed of the worst kind but not materially worse than LHR T2 check-in, with that low ceiling.