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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 1 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sedatk ◴[22 Sep 25 22:11 UTC] No.45340226[source]▶
- It has a wide base, so the laptop just swings back and forth while carrying.

- Gets the rainwater or any other hazardous material in.

- Extremely easy to check out what's inside for a thief.

- Can slide out easily and fall when toppled.

Terrible overall. Could make it to Top 10 Worst Laptop Bags though.

Just use a Tom Bihn that uses a separate, rigid, harder to access sleeve inside your backpack for laptops.

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loloquwowndueo ◴[22 Sep 25 22:19 UTC] No.45340320[source]▶
I mean, yes, but: how much does a Tom Bihn bag go for these days? $300?

Maybe also add lower-budget recommendations.

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everdrive ◴[22 Sep 25 22:53 UTC] No.45340620[source]▶
More or less any backpack will do. You can even find them for used for for free.
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JadeNB ◴[22 Sep 25 22:57 UTC] No.45340650[source]▶
> You can even find them for used for for free.

I live in a university town with lots of rich kids, which seems like the kind of place to find good-quality used backpacks if there were one. If there's an easy way to get my hands on free used backpacks that I'd actually want to use, then I certainly don't know about it.

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1. everdrive ◴[22 Sep 25 23:16 UTC] No.45340820[source]▶
Also, when the semester gets out. Usually there is a [local college name] Christmas and the rich kids just put their stuff outside rather than transport it back home.