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Travel Lighter with a Laptop

Travel Lighter with a Laptop
Travel cases for laptops are often bulky. Some barely fit under the seats on an airplane. Pictured is a nylon attache' received as part of a convention registration packet. It is large enough for a laptop. The handles and shoulder strap are strong, but there is no padding and only fabric not at all resistant to pushing and prodding from the outside.
 
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Step 1Beware the screen

Beware the screen
Pressure against the screen of a laptop from even a finger poke can crack it. Once damaged, the repairs are so expensive that a new laptop is the only course remaining. Light cases made only of fabric mean no protection for the computer's screen.
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Sep 25, 2011. 4:33 PMstatic says:
Because of the possibility I may have to carry in through a driving rain my netbook resides in a plastic ammo box from Walmart. I wrap a piece of bubble wrap around it to protect if from the shock of being bounced around inside the box. I also use zip lock bags to manage the tangle of cards, which include a 12' light duty extension cord. Preferring a mouse over the touch pad a wireless mouse took care of the mouse cord. Bulky, but it works for my needs. This reminds me that Fall seems to be the only time you can find those boxes in Walmart so I need to remember to pickup another. I end up dedicating one to something during the, and wishing I had another Unless they took a huge price hike this year, they aren't a budget buster. Now I need a use for the top trays that always get taken out because the get in the way of my intended use. The women's purse section (as opposed to the men's purse section?) is a good source of sturdy lower cost soft sided bags, if you can find one at the Good Will store.
Jan 16, 2009. 3:57 AMlouisecross says:
Great idea with the wooden board. Another addition could be a postal envelope one of those the ones that are large and padded with bubble wrap, they don't take up space and offer good scratch protection, one that is big enough for the laptop to fit inside. Or an old blanket sewn into a envelope would offer good protection from minor injury.
Dec 23, 2009. 4:15 PMstephenniall says:
my dell laptop has done that Where i rest my left hand whilst not typing has rubbed the silver paint off and i now have a big White patch!
Oct 27, 2009. 7:59 PMScubaSteve says:
Honestly, i like a toughened look over shiny laptops...The only laptops the i can enjoy how they look are the thinkpad series and dell latitude series.
Oct 25, 2009. 8:56 PMScubaSteve says:
Laptop screens arent THAT fragile, are they? I mean, my dell latitude is about 5-6 years old, and its held up fine. But then again, ive only owned the kind of laptops with metal frames...
Dec 26, 2008. 5:20 PMthreecheersfornick says:
Good tip about cracking the screen. I didn't know that.
Dec 26, 2008. 9:30 AMScammah says:
Nice bag you have there. I would like to get something like that for mine, all i have a gigantic bags.

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