4/5
A great pack for students and professionals that think they still look young enough to pull off a backpack. The main compartment positions your 15″ notebook securely next to your body in a padded velcro sealed compartment so it doesn’t bounce around; there’s also extra padding on the outside of the backpack between you and the computer so it’s quite comfortable to wear even when fully loaded. The main compartment also has a couple small pockets that nicely fit CDs and an audio player and it features a little rubberized port so that you can run your head phones into the pack while still keeping it fully zipped. The smaller compartment has more orgainization stuff for buisiness cards, pens, or spare change, and even has a little clip to throw your key ring on.
If you’re looking for a bag for to carry a notebook around in but think messenger bags scream “hipster” or just think that your pb&j and juice box look better in a backpack then I highly recommend the Triton. Since it’s easily found for around $45 the price is quite nice too.
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3/5
The Casauri Laptop Brief is a super lightweight, ultra-hip bag for quick trips to the coffee-shop or a grab-and-go meeting. It’s not intended for long distance or wear-and-tear prone settings, there’’s just not enough padding to give you the confidence to go beyond gently setting this bag down. One major drawback is that the zippers, while elegantly placed and styled with the bag - afford no room whatsoever for adapters or accessories, I even struggled getting iPod headphones out of the pouches when the MacBook was zipped inside.
If you are looking for a quick ‘extra’ bag to have at the ready for your MacBook or similarly sized portable this bag should be on your short list.
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There have been a lot of MacBook Air sleeves hitting the market in the past few months, and the Red Maloo sleeve is one of the most unique. The manilla envelope trend is novel, but a bit less than useful. The Red Maloo sleeve’s felt construction is probably quite durable, although certainly not a protective case.
The design is undeniably European, sleek and contemporary. The biggest drawback seems to be the price - with a weak dollar this felt sleeve comes in at a $140 and change. What this sleeve lacks in frugality it certainly makes up for in style.
check it out at redmaloo.com
The combination of Timbuk2 and Threadless seems like a no-brainer, a combination of two highly recognizable brands makes for a formidable force. It will be crucial for the plan to work going forward that they find a way to get community involvement into the mix.
