So it's not really as good as the old one, except for the nice screen and it hasn't been dropped on the floor yet. I'll at least wait until the reports of logic board failure to see whether it also takes down the soldered-on SSD.
From the article: "Overall, I’m very happy with it. It works better than the machine it replaces in all the ways that matter to me."
Their statements don't support that conclusion though. The keyboard is thinner but okay, the ports are currently inconvenient but will be okay, the missing magsafe is kind of a problem, but with the right cabling will be okay... I see what they said, but their points say this laptop is "kind of okay". It doesn't warrant the kind of enthusiasm that accompanies every Apple release. If I were to plot the quality of the last few laptops on a line, this one would give it a trajectory that suggests I should see what other vendors are doing.