Comments | frostyw: mulling over laptop backpacks, i.e. Dear LazyWeb

frostyw

mulling over laptop backpacks, i.e. Dear LazyWeb

Mar 20, 2008 21:19

Over the past nine months, I've really only found one downside to having a 17" laptop -- it's a bit heavy! Since I carry the laptop in a shoulder bag, all that burden is placed on one shoulder. Every couple months I've shifted it from one shoulder to the other to preserve my shoulders and my spine ( Read more... )

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feren March 21 2008, 02:34:48 UTC

lady-curmudgeon and I bought our Swissgear bags at Sam's Club for something like $65 each. I have no complaints about weight, my biggest problem is it doesn't have quite enough space for me to comfortably fit all the stuff in there for weekend trips to roho's place. But the quality and design? I can vouch that it's great.

darkwolfie March 21 2008, 08:52:59 UTC

Why not just get a MacBook padded sleeve and a regular backpack from a sports store?

frostyw March 21 2008, 18:47:20 UTC

I honestly did not consider that at first! On further consideration I'd be a bit worried about the laptop jostling around inside the bag, even if it was in a sleeve. Many of the laptop backpacks have specially designed compartments to suit the laptop and keep it immobilized and padded at the same time. I'll look into that.

You've probably already bought something blackfeather June 8 2008, 19:26:14 UTC

Ironically, I was just figuring out that I need to get something like an Everex Cloudbook, as the wieght of my 17" laptop is too much, even with my nice backpack, designed for 17" laptops. I got it at MicroCenter in Vienna, VA, but it is available on the web. I'm not much for giving to charity, but this bag gives money to Cystic Fibrosis ( ... )