Top Ten Coolest Laptop Cases

coverlim writes "The finishing touch for any uber geek is a cool laptop bag, even if that means duct tape. For some rather more fetching, stylish choices, check out productdose's Top Ten Coolest Laptop Cases . Im particularly keen on the haliburton for moonlighting at CTU, or the Knomo Frinton for hanging out. Im betting slashdotters will prefer the on with solar panels?"

I guess I'm just not geek enough

[Itninja]

I have the APC TravelPower bag and thought that was pretty cool. It has a built-in battery that charges my laptop and any other USB-chargable devices (i.e. pda, phone). And it came with AC, car, and plane adaptors.

Though the solar power 'on' [sic] is proabably way "lighter".

Comic genius.

Backpack + padded shell

[spooky_nerd]

I put a padded shell inside a slightly battered back pack. The shell does a great job of protecting the backpack. I can take the shell out when I'm using the backpack for something else. And, it doesn't look like there's anything valuable in the backpack. I've heard stories of people smashing car windows and grabbing shoulder bags, because they look like they probably have a laptop inside them. My bag looks like it's used by a student to carry text books.

Re:I like my laptop case

[EtherAlchemist]

I'd take a Walmart bag any day over the "fine" veneer craftsmanship of Peter Kinne.

I have one of the solar-powered ones

[who what why]

I have a Voltaic solar-panel bag. It definitely gets a lot of attention. People often ask me (usually on the way out of a room/office/store) what the solar panels are for. I'm not sure how useful the solar panels are though - I live in New York and got the bag as a xmas present so it hasn't really seen much sunshine yet!

I use it to charge my PDA, mp3 player and crappy cell phone which runs out of batteries after an hour because it can't get a signal in Manhattan. So far I've been plugging the bag in at the office, then using the built in batteries to charge the gadgets in emergencies.

Basically, it's a nice idea, and a good conversation piece, but it's not really all that useful (well, it does a great job of carrying my laptop and papers around at least!)

Re:Don't use a bag that clearly has a laptop in...

[visgoth]

Would this [humanbeans.net] be low profile enough?

Re:Need ultra-thin "holster" case

[Itninja]

You could try the ScottEvest [scottevest.com]
It can hold just about anything and you can even get solor panels for your back to recharge.

But there is this little disclaimer at the bottom of the page:

* Although most laptops will fit in the back pocket of your SeV, we don't recommend using it in lieu of a laptop bag. Sitting on your laptop is not comfortable nor good for your laptop. But it will surely work for short distances and especially for some of today's lightweight sublaptops.

Re:Don't use a bag that clearly has a laptop in...

[Captain DaFt]

Hmm, how about a bag that'd scare muggers away? (Genuine faux human skin!)

http://www.skinbag.net/skinbag-gb/fiches/F-compute r.php [skinbag.net]
http://www.skinbag.net/skinbag-gb/fiches/F-urban.p hp [skinbag.net]

Tres cool, in a disgusting sort of way.