The market for MacBook cases seems a lot more focused on sleeves which require you to slide out your MacBook to use it. (Theory: Bigger market for people who want to show off their MacBooks but keep them protected when not in use?) I had a tougher time finding decent folding cases which wrap around the MacBook and let you work without separating MacBook from cover. (I know about Speck covers but I wanted something soft and cushiony.) Here are some of the soft folding cases I considered:

• Radtech Neocase and Omni
• Rasfox Cappuccino
• Booq Vyper XS2
• Belkin Pocket Top
• MacAlly Leather Cover
• Isis Dei Memory Foam Cases

In the end I got an Isis Dei “Roach” case, which had a nice, natural-looking woven hemp lining surrounding a 5mm memory foam cover. (Apparently “roach” is pothead slang for makeshift tongs used to hold shortened burning marijuana joints. I guess the idea is that the MacBook is case is the container which delivers a hot, addictive, mind-altering agent which needs something to hold it? I don’t know; being a total square, I have never smoked any such recreational pharmaceuticals. Update: Thanks to Scully for the correct definition.) For your amusement and information, I’ve made a video review of the Isis Dei case:

Review – Isis Dei “Roach” Folding Case from brownpau on Vimeo.