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Just make sure you get paid in cash. Not stock or deferred earnings.
Be sure to buy something from http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business/aluminum.jsp and bring it to the closing to hold all the cash.

Aero, Anvil, Pelican, or hard-shelled Sampsonite will work.

There's also Zero Halliburton aluminum luggage, the favorite of movie drug dealers.

If it's for tools, get a real toolcase, with the pallets and loops to hold tools. I have a big Jensen toolkit myself, in one of those cases.

If you type on the floor, like I'm doing now, consider a case from Zero Haliburton http://www.zerohalliburton.com/computer/aluminum.jsp/ . The aluminum works like a huge heat sink, and, my laptop is still going strong after many hits into door frames than I can count. On the downside, they're very expensive cases, and at times feel like you're carrying around a ton of bricks. Consider a luggage cart if you have to walk any great distances.

http://www.pelican.com/

if you have the cash for the flash: http://www.zerohalliburton.com/

I fear that if I start watching commercials thinking I like it...

This will look great in my carbon fiber attaché paid for out of my carbon fiber wallet!

Get a Zero Halliburton case and a set of matching hand cuffs to tie it into your wrist. You'll be surprised as to how many women will sleep with you (and your laptop) based on the "mystery factor" alone.

Seriously.

Tell them that you are transporting ice skates.

The Zero cases seem to be the best made ones around, I have just purchased a shiny new powerbook, and it is going to be in a zero case.

When you consider how much work is on your laptop, the amount you paid for it, the zero case is really worth it.

Zero Cases is the parent company, this is to give you an idea of who they are, not your normal luggage company. In movies it is the preferred briefcase of drug dealers, money launderers and the case to put that high tech blinky thing in. You really need to see one in person to appreciate them.

here is a link to the one my power book is going in. Gun Metal Grey to avoid the scratches of the aluminum one, it comes with a shoulder strap, it has a neoprene gasket to keep moisture out, something like 400lbs of force to seperate the hinges on the case and the extrusion of the case makes it very strong.

But then again, this is my livelyhood so a $300 case is a small price to pay to protect the laptop and my paperwork.

I have a similar case, the DZ5-GM. I got it cuz I thought the gunmetal looked wicked (which it does), but unlike the silver it's a coating which scratches easily. So if you're going to get one I'd recommend the silver.

However, these days I mostly use a Timbuk2 bag. The reason is that you just can't carry that much stuff in the briefcase. Yes, it's greater protection (you probably could check a laptop in it, but it's a pain to deal with day-to-day (the strap was a problem for me). However, if I am going on an interview or need to make an impression, the Zero case (even with scratches) helps...unless they think you're a drug dealer.

• Expensive - although I was lucky enough to get mine in a clearance sale where the price of the case was reduced from US$ 300 to about US$ 100.

• Heavy - the case weighs about 3 kg or so, so you should factor that into your consideration. You do get top-class protection for your notebook for the weight, though.

• Attention grabber - some might view this as an advantage rather than a drawback. I don't like the attention, though, and I get rather suspicious when people stare at the case in airports. Keep it close to you.

A little pricey, but worth being acting nice all year for. Well hard protection for your preciouss.

Holiday Cheers, Jouni

Zero cases rock. I have this one, and my PB17 fits snugly in the lower part, with plenty of room for a mouse, the power block, and a mouse pad in the top.

briefcases? check out Zero Halliburton - you can throw these off a 10 storey building with a ming vase inside.