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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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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. chaostheory ◴[23 Sep 25 04:38 UTC] No.45342894[source]▶
Couldn’t you just mod the bag or add another bag to put inside the movie prop bag? I think the whole point of it is security through obscurity. i.e. People are less likely to rob a cheap bag.