What are people using for laptop backpacks
these days and liking? I’ve been thru several generic bags, and
most recently an Icon I picked up at
My needs include:
House/protect 15” laptop (Thinkpad
R51). I have no intention of going bigger, as even the R51 is a bit on
the large side for me, as something that travels with me daily.
Separate compartments for PDA (iPAQ
hx4700) and clamshell handheld (Jornada 680), cords, external 2.5”
drives, chargers, etc.
Holders for disks, pens/pencils, extra
batteries, etc.
Something resembling proper support of the
bag. I don’t need to go into a full framed style pack, but two
dinky nylon straps won’t cut it either.
Cell phone pocket on one of the straps is
a bonus.
I like to be highly organized, and not
spend 2 minutes digging a pen or phone out of the bottom of the bag covered by
a bunch of other loose stuff. I’ll gladly give up some total cubic
inches of storage space for better organization.
Currently, I’m looking at the Wenger
Swiss Maxxum bags. Only one I’ve found locally that has proper
sized pockets for the Jornada.
_eric