Reiterating the potential blockage of ports and optical drives -- also deters the use of front loaders as well, due to the angle, unless you're parked on the very front edge of your work surface.

I also don't see a notebook using these stands as one you can quickly and easily pick up, slide around and relocate without making sure they don't fall off the sides first.

A nice aluminum MacBook (especially the unibody) might be fine with those fulcrum points of stress, but what about the myriad of Apple and Wintel plastic chassis notebooks?

Not trying to be a negative Nellie -- it's a nice, simple idea and I'm sure it's a great product that'll be useful for many people. I just don't see myself liking it.

Boo on RRS... Despite the 1/15 expiration, they killed the discount code early...