Re: [PhillyOnRails] MacBook Choices

On 5/5/06, Thomas Risberg <trisberg@tridb.com> wrote:

The Timbuk2 Commute bag is very nice.  Has a padded pocket for the
notebook and enough room for charger, iPod, a book or two.  The
medium is a perfect fit for a 15 inch PowerBook so it should fit the
15 inch MacBook Pro as well.   http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/retail/
catalog.htm?categoryId=7

Thomas

On May 5, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Jason Lenhart wrote:

> I went with a Brenthaven:
>
> http://www.atpm.com/11.08/brenthaven.shtml
>
> I have had it a little over 2 years - use it everyday.
>  It has held up very well.  The only down side is that
> some times I wish I had a smaller backup bag - this
> bag can carry a lot...but it is not everyday I have a
> laptop and several books along for the ride.
>
> I am thinking of getting a second bag, been eyeing
> this one:
>
> http://www.stmbags.com.au/mediumloft
>
> --Jason
>
> --- Randy Schmidt <x@altorg.com > wrote:
>
>> I got the Timbuk2 (sp?) one and I like it, but there
>> isn't much room
>> besides the laptop and like one textbook. That
>> doesn't matter so much
>> for me right now, but it may for some.
>>
>> On 5/5/06, Aaron Blohowiak
>> <aaron@aaronblohowiak.com> wrote:
>>> I have the 15.4" MBP, and I kind of wish I had
>> waited for the rumored
>>> 13.5". I needed a new laptop at the time and I
>> don't have a real
>>> regret about it, but a smaller form factor would
>> be nice.. Anyone
>>> recommend a great messenger laptop bag?
>>>
>>> Aaron Blohowiak
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 4, 2006, at 10:47 PM, Nathaniel Brown
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am in agreement with the 17" being too big. I
>> have the 15" maxed
>>>> out, and
>>>> when I seen the release with the 17" being
>> almost identical, I was
>>>> still
>>>> pleased with it. My brother has the 17"
>> powerbook, and it's huge.
>>>> To throw
>>>> it in your backpack and bicycle downtown would
>> be a _choice_ with
>>>> the 17",
>>>> with the 15" it's not really a decision :)
>>>>
>>>> -Nb
>>>>
>>>> On 5/4/06 5:56 AM, "Steve Eichert"
>> <steve.eichert@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah I think I'll definitely be making a stop
>> at the Apple Store
>>>>> to check it
>>>>> out.  Thanks for the thoughts!
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/4/06, Tom Lieber <alltom@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/3/06, Steve Eichert
>> <steve.eichert@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I've been trying to decide between the 15"
>> and 17" as well.
>>>>>>> With the
>>>>>> price
>>>>>>> of the 17" being cheaper then a 15" (both
>> maxed out at 2.16g and
>>>>>>> 2GB
>>>>>> RAM)
>>>>>>> I'm tempted to go with the 17".  I currently
>> have a Toshiba
>>>>>>> Tablet which
>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> only a 12" screen so I'm not sure if the 17"
>> will be way to big
>>>>>>> or not.
>>>>>>> Anyone out there with a 17" have any insight
>> into how "clunky" it
>>>>>> is.  Is
>>>>>>> the extra processor and RAM worth the extra
>> cash?  I usually max
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>> out
>>>>>>> since it stays closer to the top of the line
>> longer that way :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I got a Dell with a 17" screen because I
>> wanted a desktop computer
>>>>>> replacement, and it's great to work and watch
>> movies on. You
>>>>>> definitely find yourself considering and
>> reconsidering whether you
>>>>>> *really* need your computer when you go
>> places, though. As a
>>>>>> student,
>>>>>> it's annoying because the only bag it fits in
>> is its big, leather
>>>>>> laptop bag.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom Lieber
>>>>>> http://AllTom.com/
>>>>>> http://GadgetLife.org/
>>>>>>
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>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>> http://nshb.net
>>>>
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
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