Indeed - the box that my MacBook came in isn't that much bigger than the MacBook itself. Still does the job though - the local hick who just happens to be our contractor for TNT delivered my MacBook on the back of his truck, which was loaded up with all kinds of farm machinery. 
There was a big hole in the brown outer carton, but thankfully, the inner white box, and the MacBook itself, was completely fine.
Still, I'm amazed at how little packaging they give you these days - my 1400 came with two seperate boxes that were packed in the same box as the 1400 , that held accessories (the power adaptor, floppy drive, manual, CDs, etc), and I remember the LCIII coming with an "Accessories kit" about the same size.
There was a big hole in the brown outer carton, but thankfully, the inner white box, and the MacBook itself, was completely fine.Still, I'm amazed at how little packaging they give you these days - my 1400 came with two seperate boxes that were packed in the same box as the 1400 , that held accessories (the power adaptor, floppy drive, manual, CDs, etc), and I remember the LCIII coming with an "Accessories kit" about the same size.