Nice Backpacks/Laptop Sleeves

StudioAudience

My sister's birthday is coming up and I was thinking about getting her a new backpack along with maybe a nice notebook sleeve. I remember seeing a link to a website that had some really nice-looking bags, but did not bookmark it at the time. Are there any brands/websites that you guys could recommend for these type of things?

rockmonkey

how about a laptop backpack?

Hewn

I highly recommend Timbuk2 bags. http://www.timbuk2.com/

I've had my messenger style bag for 5 years and it held up gorgeously. They sell bags specific for computers, or you can get get a laptop sleeve thrown into most of their styles. Custom colors. Some bags even allow to be drawn on, making something very fun and custom for any artist.

rockmonkey

Hewn wrote: »

I highly recommend Timbuk2 bags. http://www.timbuk2.com/

I've had my messenger style bag for 5 years and it held up gorgeously. They sell bags specific for computers, or you can get get a laptop sleeve thrown into most of their styles. Custom colors. Some bags even allow to be drawn on, making something very fun and custom for any artist.

oooohhh I like that. Good call.

StudioAudience

Hewn wrote: »

I highly recommend Timbuk2 bags. http://www.timbuk2.com/

I've had my messenger style bag for 5 years and it held up gorgeously. They sell bags specific for computers, or you can get get a laptop sleeve thrown into most of their styles. Custom colors. Some bags even allow to be drawn on, making something very fun and custom for any artist.

Awesome, I'm pretty sure that's the website that I saw awhile back. And yea rockmonkey, laptop backpacks would fit the deal quite nicely. I think she's getting a small 13inch notebook though, and all of the laptop backpacks that I've seen in person were humongous.

Shazkar Shadowstorm

http://www.ebags.com/ogio/nyquist/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=89317

Ogio Nyquist. I got the "old" model which was exactly the same but they only had black/orange left, but it was way cheaper, but it is PERFECT size for my 13" MacBook (+ the Waterfield sleeve I have for it [http://www.sfbags.com/index.htm] ). Nice padded laptop pocket, good organization in the bag (nice pockets and whatnot), and not beastly massively big.


It rules.

EDIT: OOO THEY HAVE ONE OF THE DISCONTINUED COLORS ON SALE: http://www.ebags.com/ogio/nyquist_discontinued_colors/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=89419

Echo

I my Hedgren backpack. it can fit a family of four.

Pheezer

http://www.mec.ca sells a variety of lovely bags for low low prices. I got my laptop bag there for $26 CDN and it's fucking sweet.

Morskittar

More love for Timbuk2. Quality stuff.

deadonthestreet

Can anyone suggest a bag that'll actually fit a 17" laptop? Buying it was stupid, and nothing really fits it.

Morskittar

deadonthestreet wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a bag that'll actually fit a 17" laptop? Buying it was stupid, and nothing really fits it.

My wife carries her 17" Dell 9300 in this. It's snug, but it fits.

Akilae729

Booq makes nice ass sleves (http://booqbags.com/)

and I throw on in a Northface backback

shit is

sliiiiiiiiick

Creepy

I've had good luck using these guys for work stuff. Customizable and you pay for that.

http://www.sfbags.com/products/sleevecases/sleevecases.htm

http://www.tombihn.com/

Haven't ordered from these guys before but I'll throw it out there:

http://shinza.com/index.php?cPath=5_10_15

Brodo Faggins

incase makes some pretty good stuff, I got one of their laptop backpacks from an Apple store, and it's extremely durable. deadonthestreet, it'll fit a 17'' laptop pretty well.

elevature

mountain equipment co-op makes some awesome bags that last forever. It's a canadian store, but I think they ship to the US.

I use a gigabyte computer daypack, which is super comfortable and has tons of pockets for power cords and ipods and digital cameras and all that stuff.

Evil_Reaver

I'm a fan of Wenger backpacks. I picked up this backpack last year and have had no problems with it so far. It has lots of pockets for all my crap and it's padded along the part where you back is, so it's comfortable to carry for long periods of time.

StudioAudience

Thanks for all the links guys. I linked her to the bags posted here because I didn't want to buy her something that wasn't to her liking, and she's settled for Timbuk2's Void Day Pack.

Now to scrounge up 70 dolllars!

Hewn

Slick bag. I hadn't even noticed how much their line of bags has expanded lately. She should love it. I gave a Timbuk2 to a friend entering college a few years ago and she's been using it since.

Kerbob97

Might also consider a Swiss Army laptop backpack. I know a lot of road warriors who swear by it. Great durability, functionality as well.

Medopine

My Burton backpack is teh awesome and also has a pocket inside to slide my laptop into.

http://store.burton.com/SSBags.jsp?bmUID=1178773619706

ege02

What about messenger bags? I can't seem to find any nice-looking, practical, affordable ones.

Hewn

Timbuk2 bags too expensive? Mine is messenger style, and like I said, 5 years later not showing any wear. Primary bag through college and travel. They really should last as long as you'd need it, so it's not a bad investment.

Or something like this is practical and inexpensive. Or this. Tons of styles and options via Amazon. Although these are more like books and notepad sort of bags, you wouldn't want to put a laptop in there because they simply won't offer the protection. I have an Eddie Bauer travel tote I use as my manpurse for carrying around a book, iPod, hat, and so on.