A while ago while dropping my MBP onto a hard floor I realized that one benefit of lighter gear is potentially less damage on impact in a fall. Of course, this

A while ago while dropping my MBP onto a hard floor I realized that one benefit of lighter gear is potentially less damage on impact in a fall. Of course, this assumes equal hardness, toughness, plasticity, etc. but the same fall that happened with a 2010 MBP I had in the same spot was significantly worse damage.