[kylec]

I really hope it doesn't have the wedge shape, they're so hard to get open. What I'd really like to see is for them to ditch the optical drive, make it ~40% thinner or so (but with the same thickness throughout) and to fill the rest of the space with a bigger battery.

[jws]

…and a flying pony.

You want a 40% space reduction and room for more batteries in exchange for losing an optical drive that accounts for 10% of the original volume.[1]

[1] The MacBook Pro has a volume of 2175cc. An internal optical drive is about 200cc.

[kylec]

Overall volume perhaps, but the optical drive takes up a lot more than 10% of the internal volume.

[glhaynes]

I've never had the slightest bit of trouble with opening my wedge-shaped Air - there's a large cutout of the bottom panel to allow your finger to fit underneath and get a grip on the lid...