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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 4 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.343s | source
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IanCal ◴[22 Sep 25 13:08 UTC] No.45332926[source]▶
> For me, the ultimate laptop bag is one that looks nothing like a laptop bag; it should look like nothing special at all.

That sounds like almost any regular backpack then. They can also be pretty weather proof, don't need to be carried in one hand, aren't open topped showing what's inside easily, and padded. Any simple and cheap backpack would solve this exact problem but better surely, unless your desire is to be different rather than just to move your laptop from one place to another with little ceremony.

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1. hwc ◴[22 Sep 25 20:39 UTC] No.45339160[source]▶
> and padded

I prefer to use a laptop sleeve, and then it doesn't matter if it is padded or not.

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2. bartvk ◴[23 Sep 25 06:12 UTC] No.45343353[source]▶
Yeah I don't get why I don't see these more often. I have a case around my MacBook and it's a pretty good protector. My tip: get something cheap from Amazon. I tried the Incase Hardshell and it broke within a year.
3. wiether ◴[23 Sep 25 07:12 UTC] No.45343770[source]▶
Laptop sleeve are nice, I used to use them... but they need to be the _perfect_ size for your laptop.

Otherwise they are hard to open/close if they are just a bit too small, or they are floppy if they are too big.

I currently have three laptops, they all have their own dimensions. So I would need three sleeves to carry anyone of them at any given time. For work, I switched between three sizes in the last two years.

Meanwhile, my 5yo hiking backpack with a water pouch dedicated space is able to carry any of those laptops safely.

4. f4c39012 ◴[23 Sep 25 07:37 UTC] No.45343940[source]▶
Yup simple laptop sleeve with a good zip and a reliable handle works well for me. In case of inclement weather there's a ziplock bag inside big enough for the laptop.

That goes inside another thin bag for safe carry. If I'm visiting somewhere new and carrying other things, bag-in-bag works well; leave the day bag in the conference room, the thin bag with the laptop comes with me.