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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 2 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.473s | source
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1970-01-01 ◴[22 Sep 25 22:23 UTC] No.45340356[source]▶
Why do almost all laptops not come with a built-in handle? That is the quintessence of a portable item. Forget the bag.
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1. sgerenser ◴[23 Sep 25 01:34 UTC] No.45341838[source]▶
The original “Toilet Seat” iBook from 1999is the only one I can recall that came with a handle: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ode-to-the-clamshell-ibook-g3...
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2. eichin ◴[23 Sep 25 05:41 UTC] No.45343156[source]▶
Also the eMate 300! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMate_300 (from 1997)

(And if you go much farther back, the TRS-80 Model 4p - but "sewing machine class" portables kind of had to.)