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    backpack for college notebook

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mj226, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. mj226

    mj226 Notebook Enthusiast

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    im planning on purchasing the Lenovo T400 with 9 cell battery very soon.

    Does anyone have any recomendations for a notebook backpack?
     
    mj226, Jul 26, 2009
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  2. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    swissgear 15" Synergy

    comfortable (enough padding), practical(enough pockets, case stabilizing base so it stand upright when put on the floor)
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 26, 2009
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  3. mj226

    mj226 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the swissgear looks great

    any sites that sell it at a good price?
     
    mj226, Jul 27, 2009
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  4. N4n45h1

    N4n45h1 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not sure if staples still has their deal where you are sent the value of the backpack before tax back in staples dollars. If you have stuff to buy at staples this is essentially receiving the backpack for the value of tax.
     
    N4n45h1, Jul 27, 2009
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  5. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    nope... that was last week

    http://slickdeals.net/sdsearch.php?...owposts=0&sdsearch_archive=0&search=swissgear

    make an account on that site, create a deal alert for 'swissgear', wait?
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 28, 2009
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    OP, you may want to consider a sleeve as well. The Swiss is a great backpack, but there are better general purpose packs out there. I only bring up the sleeve idea if you look at the REI Wraps. I have one for my EEE and 17". They are functional but have saved my butt numerous times I have dropped my EEE and such. It may be a bit easier for you, check 'em out. One suggestion is to bring your laptop to check that the height will work, other than that it is awesome. I generally carry my beast in its Asus backpack (generic brand?) for LAN parties, but for around campus or on a service call I just use the sleeve.
     
    gengerald, Jul 28, 2009
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  7. mj226

    mj226 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the REI e-wrap looks ok.

    13.2" x 9.4" x 1.47" are the dimensions of the T400 with 9 cell battery

    the dimensions of the small e-wrap are 13.5 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches

    i think the laptop would fit

    i dont know if i would buy it or not yet


    Are there any other sleeves/backpacks that would be good for a laptop?
     
    mj226, Jul 29, 2009
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  8. mj226

    mj226 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i would like to keep the cost of sleeve/regular backpack combo or laptop backpack to about $80
     
    mj226, Jul 29, 2009
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  9. ludlud

    ludlud Notebook Geek

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    slappa.com
    check out my review (link in my sig)
     
    ludlud, Jul 29, 2009
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  10. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Check out Staples, Officemax, walmart and amazon.com
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 29, 2009
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    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    The North Face bags are not bad either, particularly the surge. I got mines at Ebags, listed price was 115 but then they price match 110% so i found some small unheard of online store who was having a out of business sale and selling it for 70 and had them price match it and got like $50 bucks back, 115 - 70 x 1.1.
     
    MKang25, Jul 29, 2009
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  12. bm2

    bm2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ^Wow, nice deal. I definitely got my Surge for $100ish. It's a great backpack; it has a separate computer compartment.
     
    bm2, Jul 31, 2009
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    MystiklMayhem Notebook Consultant

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    i recommend the Northface Hot Shot backpack or the Nike Connection backpack. logitech even made one called the Kinetic that has seen good reviews.
     
    MystiklMayhem, Aug 6, 2009
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    nimbus16 Notebook Guru

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  15. ImmortalKenny

    ImmortalKenny Newbie

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    I bought this for my MacBook and it is an awesome backpack. It feels very solid and not cheap, the place for you laptop is also nicely padded and soft. I usually have a couple books in mine with my MacBook and it holds everything just fine. It's a little expensive, but well worth it IMO.
     
    ImmortalKenny, Aug 6, 2009
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