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Don't get something that looks like a computer is in it. You don't want to attract the attention of a potential thief.

Last edited by Macskeeball (2006-05-19 12:09 am)

Taos wrote:

Get a Crumpler!

I've seen the Crumpler and it looks pretty nice.  It actually looks like a backpack you would take hiking or something.  Which is rather nice.  Is there anyone out there that has one that could tell me if they are worth the money.  Plus any other bags out there that are good?

in the back of every macworld issue, I have always noticed the very nice bags from some company in that ad section. let me pull up the name...(viva digital magazine subscriptions)

www.mac-case.com

they have nice ones. ill keep my eye out in those magazines for any other ones.

Last edited by peepinpadre (2006-05-27 12:48 pm)

this is the best site for bags... although booq can have some nice ones I admit...

http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/retail/catalog.htm

They have this very handy laptop sleave which I reccomend... well what I mean to say is that with a bag you should also get a sleave... They are very handy...

I'm also in the same situation.  One thing that I noticed in hauling around my laptop in a sleeve within a backpack was that pressure is exerted on the laptop, pushing the screen into the edge of the keyboard.
Lots of apple laptops get little scuffs on the LCD when they're closed, from the keys, or in the case of the macbook, the edge of the keyboard depression.  When my laptop has no pressure against it (pushing it even further closed) then the marks don't show up.  I just don't want the screen being pushed against the keyboard for such a long period of time that the scuffs become permanent scratches.
So i'm looking for a backpack where the backpack contents hang away from the laptop (like with teh swiss army "maxxum" or whatever it was called)

and around $50. if that's realistic.

spinner wrote:

Definitely get a crumpler.

See http://www.crumplerbags.com/

They are incredibly well made, come in a lot of different sizes and are great to use.  And they are probably one of the best looking bags on the planet.  Not that cheap though.

I have a 'part and parcel'

Spinner

That site is annoying as hell!

TommyR wrote:

That site is annoying as hell!

The site is offbeat, a lot like the company.  If you go into a crumpler store with a busted bag (either through wear and tare, or getting knocked off your bike by a car, they will fix it at no cost.  They have a serious amount of pride in their product.  The bags are made from really strong material, they don't look like laptop bags so they won't get you mugged and my bag fits my MacBook Pro like a glove (they have lots of different sizes). 

The whole thing started as bicycle couriers that couldn't get bags to last, so they made there own.

I have never met someone who didn't love their crumpler.

They ran the coolest promotion I have ever seen with their 'Beer for Bags' sale.  You looked on the list, saw what beer to buy and then took the beer into the store and swapped it for a bag.  Prices were ridiculously good, the beer cost about half what the bag normally would.

In Adelaide Australia the police confiscated all the beer from the sale, which was pretty sad, as it was supposed to be for their Christmas party.  So I don't think Adelaide will be getting that sale again, unlike Crumpler Stores everywhere else.

It is the first promotion that has ever made me laugh that hard...

Spinner

Ever since I got them for my iBook and PowerBook, I am of the opinion that no notebook should be without a Tucano Second Skin.

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smeghead wrote:

Incase!

smurf incase.

also, the tucano stuff is great alien, good choice.

All of these bags look good, but I havent seen anything that does the laptop and camera bag schtick well, with style, and without being too bulky. The Crumpler December Quarter is the closest I've found, any other suggestions?