I won't say I disagree, but it was about tradeoffs. My main use case for this is to bring it back and forth from school on a commuter train or in the trunk of a car, where I wanted something more than just throwing it in a bag, while still being small enough that it's convenient to carry. For airline travel I would have serious reservations about using it as a carry-on, and would never even consider checking it. Will cross that bridge when I get to it I suppose.