The best thing I've found for travelling is my little Asus 1000. Who needs a big bag?
On Feb 19, 8:52 am, Harvey Kane <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, point noted. The 18" notebook is cool, but retailers just don't > stock bags for them. Some of the more expensive (ie better made) 17" > bags were going to cost $100 - $150, but there would be a couple of > inches of laptop sticking out the top, or it would be the 'flop-open' > design which makes getting at the computer a pain (as opposed to the > awesome 'slide-in' design). At $65 I was grateful to get something that > was a backpack, and actually fitted the laptop. > > I'm having to do a few mods to the bag anyway to get the laptop sitting > right, so I'll make sure I put a few extra stitches into the shoulder > straps - thanks for the advice. > > My last laptop was 20", and the best price I could find on a 20" bag at > the time was 150 pounds + shipping from the UK. Needless to say, I > didn't have a bag for that laptop. > > Harvey. > > Vivian Chandra wrote: > > Ok.. a not so useless post from me. Friends and I did indeed buy the > > el-cheapo laptop bags (and can I just say that for $65, that is NOT an > > el-cheapo price!) and the handles (the bit that holds it onto your shoulder) > > fell off! (and this was after a couple of weeks, so just when you had > > started to trust it!) > > > So, check all the seams. While it may be less important for your kid's books > > to spill, I personally was not so happy when my laptop took a tumble > > > (and just before the cynical people say anything, it happened to two > > identical bags of the same make/model) > > > (and also just before anyone asks... I don't think it actually had a brand, > > it was quite generic) > > > Viv > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Harvey Kane > > Sent: 18 February 2009 6:45 p.m. > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [phpug] Re: Laptop backpacks in Auckland CBD > > > I have just been through a super-frustrating process trying to find a > > backpack for my 18" HP Laptop to take overseas. I was about to give up > > and buy an uber-expensive 'normal' laptop bag from DSE that I didn't > > really want, then my wife convinced me to try The Warehouse. I humoured > > her, but didn't really expect them to have anything. > > > They have a huge range of backpacks with laptop slots in them - as > > someone else mentioned, most of the schoolbags have laptop compartments. > > I found one that will fit the laptop for only $65 (requires small mods > > though). If the laptop was 15" or 17" instead of 18", then there is > > heaps to choose from at the red shed. > > > Definitely worth a look. > > > Harvey. > > > Vivian Chandra wrote: > > >> I currently have a HP one, and it's awesome. There are so many pockets > >> that I am constantly finding things in it that I'd forgotten about! > > >> I bought it specifically cos it would fit my mammoth laptop, but > >> unfortunately, quick google search just now said that it was > >> discontinued! > > >> Hmm, this was an absolutely useless post. > > >> Viv > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > >> Behalf Of *Arya Reais-Parsi > >> *Sent:* 18 February 2009 9:54 a.m. > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* [phpug] Re: Laptop backpacks in Auckland CBD > > >> Have you ever had a play with Targus backpacks? I suggest looking at > >> those if you can find some place with them in stock (as you're > >> trying). I normally place my faith blindly in online stores' > >> descriptions, but in this case a few of my mates actually purchased > >> some and were genuinely pleased. > > >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 9:21 AM, WebMetrics <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >> Try PB Techhttp://pbtech.co.nz/index.php?page=contact > > >> Cheers > >> Rich > > >> On Feb 18, 9:19 am, Alexei Tenitski <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >>> Hi there > > >>> Does anyone know a place with good selection of laptop backpacks in > >>> Auckland CBD? > > >>> Cheers, > >>> Alexei --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
