Bag for Two Notebooks

I was just wondering if anyone has recommendations for a notebook bag that is able to carry both a 15.6inch and 14inch laptop at once. I have been looking at the Slappa Kiken for a while now. However, after reading NBR's review that it will not be able to handle extensive load or traveling, it gave me some doubts. I have a Crumpler, and I love it, but it's only for one laptop. I have looked at newer Crumplers, but their prices have skyrocketed since I bought mine 7 years ago.

Here are pointers in my search for a bag:

- I travel on business a lot, and would like to bring my Sager along, since the work laptop is a piece of crap, and we can't install our own software on it anyway.

- It has to be TSA compliant, without having to remove the laptop from the bag during the scan. If I have to remove just one laptop, it's ok. Not both.

- A messenger style bag is very much preferred. I don't mind backpacks, but I already have one, and I think a messenger is more adequate for a work environment.

- Styling: I really like the styling of the Slappa Kiken Jedi Mind Trix, and the Booq Boa Nerve L, and would prefer something similar, but will definitely not rule out others.

That's all for now. I appreciate your suggestions!

 

Hi Madkid. Thanks for considering the KIKEN bag. We think the recent review by NBR is solid, but there are a few parts that we respectfully disagree with. We've communicated these to the reviewer, so I feel comfortable sharing them here:

1) Regarding the pockets, the statement "The only complaint I have is that there could be more than just two pockets on the outside for quick access purposes. Slappa could have added a pocket or two to the outer backside, but probably figured it wouldn’t jive right with the overall style." This is not an accurate assessment. The reason we did not add pockets to the outer rear of the bag is because it would then NOT be checkpoint compliant (which based on our market research is a MUST HAVE)-in order to be checkpoint compliant the laptop storage area cannot be obstructed by any additional pockets, logos, clasps or adornments; so adding pockets to the outer rear of the bag would be been a negative.

2) we strongly disagree with this bag being referred to as "slightly flimsy". It's 1680D Ballistic nylon, with .25" of padding in every single wall, the outer bottom of the bag features 2 hard plastic underbelly runners and the interior is rip-stop nylon. It uses #10 industrial strength zippers with molded alloy zipper pullers. The bag was built to be lightweight and very tough so as to stand up to the international travel we here at SLAPPA do every year. We are perplexed by this statement.

3) This bag is VERY MUCH designed for the "heavy traveler". As I mentioned, it was designed and tested to hold up to extensive international travel, and recently we took it to the SXSW trade show-it carried an Asus G73, power brick, external hard drive, 35 lbs of post card handouts, 2 days of gym clothes, a pair of sneakers, 500 name cards, a toiletry kit and a bunch of "little stuff" (pens, earbuds, keys, credit cards).

There are 2 mentions in the review that we are looking into:

1) the mention that the velcro strips on the laptop section are too short (for the smaller 17" laptops). As mentioned earlier, we designed this bag specifically for the "bigger" 17" laptops out there (Asus G73, Alienware m17x) so the smaller/thinner 17" laptops will probably result in the flap seeming "longer than the velcro strips"--we are making these strips longer in our next (current) production run

2) the inner "side flaps" get in the way when zipping the bag. These flaps were included so the checkpoint ready section was useful in "day to day mode". In other words, if you wanted to access your computer and/or the document pocket in this section, these flaps keep the section "together" VS. having the section "open completely" (like a piece of luggage). We have not experienced this issue of these flaps getting in the way of zipping, BUT we are asking the first 200+ KIKEN customers for their feedback on this.

Just wanted to clear up a few points that we believe need to be clarified.

Thanks

Dom @ SLAPPA

 

@Dom, thanks for your clarification on these points! It certainly puts some doubts to rest.

A question however. You had mentioned 35lbs of post card handouts - is that a typo? Because, with everything else, that bag must have been close to 45-50lbs fully loaded. No offense intended, but that sounds incredibly amazing

 

Madkid--yeah 35lbs is correct. The bag was heavy but we were going to a trade show and hand carried as much as we could.

 

@ SLAPPADom
I was wondering if you have ever considered using 1050 denier Ballistic nylon instead of the 1650 given that 1050 offers much more abrasion resistance. This is something I would specifically look for when I'm in the market for a carry-on bag.