Recommendations For A Good Laptop Bag?

YOU LIKEWISE FAIL IT writes "So, I was jogging to the bus stop this morning when suddenly - snap, the weight of the laptop on my shoulder vanished, and I heard the dull thud of my powerbook bag hitting the pavement at a wince-inducing speed. The laptop seems to be alright, but the bag (a WWDC giveaway) is completely knackered. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good, impact resistant laptop bag that won't come flying apart under stress? Perhaps it's not too late to guilt work into buying me one for a late Christmas present."

Comments

Here's a good first step.

[i_want_you_to_throw_]

Don't jog with a $1000+ laptop.

As Wile E Coyote would say "gravity makes a great servant but a terrible master"

Re:Big 17 inch, too?

[AKnightCowboy]

An addition to the question: does anyone have any good suggestions for a bag for a big 17 inch laptop? It's considerably larger than the 17" powerbook, and i'd also like to be able to fit books and/or my other smaller laptop (tablet) inside. Are there any bags that would fit this?

While we're on the subject, can anyone recommend a car that gets good gas mileage I can fit into the trunk area of my Ford Excursion that I can use to motor around the city streets? The Excursion gets awful gas mileage in the city so I'd like to carry an extra car with me to use for those short 4-5 block commutes between buildings on campus. I've thought about a golf cart or such but they're not particularly fast. Would a Ford Focus fit?

Re:A backpack!

[Saeger]

"It's not a purse! It's a European carryall!"

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Re:One Case to Rule Them All

[cybermace5]

I recommend a black suit, dark sunglasses, three-day stubble, and suspicious leer to help complete the image. If you've got a scar on your face, flaunt it.

For extra-good messing-with-security fun, have a friend dressed similarly and with an identical case stand near you and set his case down near yours. When he leaves, he takes your case and you take his. Then get into a shiny black limo.

Re:I recommend Targus Bags.

[vjmurphy]

"I let my friend carry my powerbook in the bag. He tripped and dropped the powerbook"

Shouldn't that be "former friend"?

Re:Targus

[tiled_rainbows]

How many times do I have to say this?

Pepsi doesn't trash keyboards,
People trash keyboards.

The idea that soft-drink manufacturers should somehow be responsible for what a few whackos choose to do with thier product is stupid, as well as in direct contravention of the Second Amendment.