[ltp] Carrying Case??

[David Tansey]

L.L. bean has some nice stuff. Thinking of the flying tiger briefcase
with a sleeve, like you are considering. have you worked with sleeves at
all? i know ibm sells the targus executive sleeve, which is pretty
compact. unfortunately it doesn't hold x40s with 8-cell batteries well
(according to one user review.) are most sleeves similarly small?

-david

the flying tiger is about the size i'm looking for:
http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=38059&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&parentCategory=4517&cat4=2910&shop_method=pp&feat=dp50#details

On Sun, 2005-07-03 at 08:11 -0400, Mark W. Jeanmougin wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, David Tansey wrote:
> > Does anyone here have a good suggestion for a carrying case that is
> > designed either for the X or T series? I have an x40 and am dying for a
> > carrying case with some room for a book or two and a few files. 
> 
> I'm looking for the same thing.  I had been using bags from L.L. Bean ( 
> http://www.llbean.com/ ) for over a decade and loved every one.  Their 
> customer support has always been great too.  Once I got my first ThinkPad 
> 7 years ago or so, I bought a backpack from them that has a padded 
> compartment for a laptop.  Very disappointing.  The build quality was not 
> up to their normal quality.  The bag, overall, was fine, it just felt like 
> the laptop sleeve was a late afterthought.  I tried a second, different 
> style from them.  Same thing: Bag was nice, the laptop padding wasn't.  
> 
> Now, I'm using a Lowepro backpack.  If you're not familiar with these 
> guys, they are more geared to making bags for camera equipment.  Well, 
> with photography getting more digital, photographers need to carry laptops 
> with them.  These guys know how to build a bag to protect upwards of 
> $8000 worth of camera equipment.  So, your ThinkPad will be safe.  :)
> 
> My Lowepro back pack is built like a tank.  Very reliable, very sturdy,
> and pretty light.  Comfortable to wear, lots of padding to protect my
> ThinkPad.  My only complaint is that it doesn't have room for many papers
> or books.  I mean, you can fit a magazine or two, and let's say, 50 sheets
> of 8.5x11 in a few manila folders, but that's about it.  The nice thing
> about the llbean stuff is that you could fit an O'Reilly book or two, a
> change of clothes to catch the game after work, a magazine, some papers,
> and lunch, all in there with the TP.
> 
> Anyway, I now have (from Lowepro) a ... "laptop sleeve".  I'm not sure
> what to call it.  It's basically a very well padded, little bag that holds
> your ThinkPad, Power adapter, and has another pocket.  I store an extra
> Ethernet cable in it.  It's great if I need to bring the laptop to a 
> meeting.  I just grab that and I have everything I need, without feeling 
> like I'm moving into a conference room.
> 
> So, I'm thinking about going back to an LL Bean bag.  I figure that I can
> put the laptop in the Lowepro sleeve.  Put the sleeve in the back back, and 
> still have plenty of room for all the stuff I like to carry around.
> 
> On one hand, I know that I carry too much stuff around with me.  OTOH, I 
> figure that the 15 minute walk each way from my car to the office is the 
> best exercise I get every day, so I may as well add some weight so I get a 
> better workout!  :)
> 
> MJ
> 
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