encase your laptop with 1" foam padding on all sides. or compressed polyester batting. this helps to dampen vibrations. this kind of foam is common at craft/fabric retailers. so is the glue.
On Jun 18, 2012, at 11:33, Robbie Webber <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been commuting with a laptop or netbook computer in a pannier for > almost ten years, and have never had trouble with the computer. Of course, I > haven't crashed with it either. I used to be much more paranoid about the > computer, but now think that portable computing devices - laptops, notebooks, > netbooks, and tablets - have gotten much tougher. The computer probably gets > rougher treatment when it is off the bike than when it's on. > > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > State Smart Transportation Initiative > www.ssti.us > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Darryl Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > A back pack is fine for in-town commuting. But what if one want so take a > longer tour? Or, in my case, I have a recumbent which a back pack won't work > with a seat back. Another alternative is to acquire a tablet computer. But if > one has a laptop, who can afford a tablet just to go on tour? > Just pondering. > DJ > > From: Richard Schwinn <[email protected]> > To: Bikies <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, June 17, 2012 4:05:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Hard cases for laptops > > It can't be just a hard case. It really has to absorb road shock. I > stopped using panniers for transporting a laptop, instead using a > backpack. Us people have great suspension systems and know how to > eliminate road shock. > > Has technology improved on this count? > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
_______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
