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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 3 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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permo-w ◴[22 Sep 25 23:11 UTC] No.45340770[source]▶
don't forget there's no divider, so the prongs of your charger can scratch the shit out of your laptop. you might as well use a tote bag
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1. GuB-42 ◴[23 Sep 25 04:19 UTC] No.45342805[source]▶
Considering that the author likes the idea of carrying his stuff in a brown paper bag. I don't think a beat up looking laptop would bother him. In fact, if you look at the picture, there are a few scratches and dings on his laptop.

Minor scratches won't affect functionality in any way, in fact, I think there is a certain beauty to it. A laptop is a tool, a tool is meant to be used, and usage leaves marks. If it looks spotless, it is as if no work has been done on it.

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2. kmoser ◴[23 Sep 25 04:31 UTC] No.45342859[source]▶
Not so good if the charger prongs start banging into the laptop's jacks and ports.
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3. culturestate ◴[23 Sep 25 05:40 UTC] No.45343148[source]▶
I‘m fairly sure that generation of MBP is USB-C only. If a UK plug prong is smashing its way in there, you‘ve got much bigger problems than a shorted port.