I think the blogger is just not in the market for a small laptop. I have a white Macbook that I'm very happy with, and I couldn't imagine carrying around anything larger. I'd have bought a 12" Powerbook if those had survived the Intel switch. In contrast:
> And lastly, let's be honest: did we really need things to get that much thinner? My MBP is a great size, not too heavy, and it's thin enough that there's quite a lot of leftover room in the laptop compartment of my bag.
There's obviously much more room for ports and other little conveniences at 15", but it's unfair to call a machine "useless" if it makes compromises to get smaller than that.
> And lastly, let's be honest: did we really need things to get that much thinner? My MBP is a great size, not too heavy, and it's thin enough that there's quite a lot of leftover room in the laptop compartment of my bag.
There's obviously much more room for ports and other little conveniences at 15", but it's unfair to call a machine "useless" if it makes compromises to get smaller than that.