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Where Can One Find Nice Laptop Carrying Cases?
Tuesd@y asks: "I have a Sony VAIO PCG-N505VX and have been trying to find a good case for it. Because of the small size I have given up hope on finding one that fits well. I still need a case though and I have decided against the standard "buisnessman black bag". I would prefer something unique, in a courier-bag style, yet not huge. I found this one from
CHROME
but I was wondering if anyone has seen or knows of a better one. Any suggestions?"
I bought a laptop about two years ago and wanted to find a good case for it. I spent hours going through the targuses et al at Staples. None of them were what I wanted. You can put a laptop in them all right, but there wasn't any room for books/binders. Just crappy "file" storage. I went to the net and found the Kensington Saddlebag. You can fit binders, books, etc. easily into it. The front pouch had room for storing pens/pencils, my TI-86 calculator, a zip drive and a floppy drive. The padding is good, too. It can be carried over your shoulder, in your hand, and there's a pouch in the back that stores bookbag style straps which are useful if you commute on bicycle.
Nowadays I'm rarely without it, even when I leave my laptop at home. It has the great feature of not looking like there's a laptop in it either. I highly recommend it.
A hard pastic case like the ones I use for rifles and cameras, but briefcase size.
My Dell I7.5k just barely fits in the thing with all but the thin top and bottom foam taken out. Add the ac adaptor, some cable, a couple of cd's and pcmcia paraphrenalia and the thing is full.
I like it 'cause it looks cool, but I'd actually recommend it to someone with a less tank-like laptop.
If your machine is a millimeter bigger than the I7500 forget about it though. The specs are available here. I notice a bigger version is listed on the "coming soon" page. I guess I bought too soon.
Can I bum a