Laptop case

[User1001]

So my thinkpad T43 (14 in model) should arrive in a couple days, but I need to case. I want a nice basic lightweight case with decent protection. Any recommendations? And yes this laptop is for school.

 

[tami]

i actually saw some really trendy looking aluminum ones in the hot deals forum.

 

[Freejack2]

Personally I'd recommend a good backpack that holds laptops. I carry around my laptop and all the other junk I need with no problems. Never got a cracked screen or any other problems as a result of carrying my laptop around in a backpack.

 

[User1001]

any brand recommendations?

 

[yezhou]

Kensington Contour Backpack. Excellent backpack.

 

[arcas]

Originally posted by: yezhou
Kensington Contour Backpack. Excellent backpack.

I just bought one of these as Circuit City last weekend since there was a $20 rebate (final cost $50) for my T42p.

I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, the lumbar support makes it pretty comfortable. Enough so that I wish my camping backpack had such a device.

On the other hand, to be such a large backpack (handles a 17" laptop), it has remarkably little usable room inside. Sure there are pouches for your mp3 player, phone, keys and an organizer for business cards, pens, etc. But you'll have a hard time fitting a laptop and 2 large 3-ring binders. It's not that the bag isn't physically large enough, it's just that the nylon divider that separates the two main compartments prevents you from fully using the space. Made-up example, if you have a 2 3-inch binders, having a 4-inch compartment and a 2-inch compartment isn't going to work even though you technically have 6 inches of space available. I don't know the exact dimensions of the insides but you get the idea.

I haven't decided whether I'm going to keep this backpack or not. Problem is there aren't many choices around town. Most are crap.

If I decide to keep it, I think I'm going to tear that divider out and reattach it with a zipper or velcro or snaps or something so that I can remove it when I need to haul something bulky.