Is AutoLeveling Really needed?

[Egon van Engelen]

I disagree, I would prefer a printer without auto calibration, because to me this would mean the printer is well build, level and doesn't need this feature.
Consumer friendly in my eyes is leaving all stuff that is not really needed and make it as simple as possible.
I have experience with auto calibration and from a geek point of view it's really cool,
but with both Marlin or Repetier firmware on the printer I still get the best first layers by calibrating it manually.