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Looking for Professional-Looking M1210 Case

post #1 of 9
10/27/06 at 11:41am
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I recently bought a M1210 for work. I mistakenly bought a piece of **** Targus bag from Dell: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A0347177 and I now need to buy an actual bag that I can travel with on a plane.

Most of the recommendations posted are for sleeves and backpacks. I would like something that looks "professional," can go with me on planes, carry a couple additional things (power adapter, small folio, etc) and would look nice in front of important customers. I would like to keep the weight of the bag down a bit. Here are a couple I am looking at:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=A0022117

http://us.kensington.com/html/2224.html

What does everyone who bought an M1210 for work suggest for a nice, light, professional-looking bag?
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post #2 of 9
10/27/06 at 1:01pm
stop wasting your money with cheap crap...check out Briggs and Riley or Brenthaven cases.

http://www.briggs-riley.com/business...ling/index.asp
http://www.brenthaven.com/catalog-shoulder-cases.html
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post #3 of 9
10/27/06 at 1:27pm
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Govtcheez, thanks for the excellent reply & suggestions. Those links are what I am talking about!!
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post #4 of 9
10/27/06 at 2:12pm
I used to have this Briggs and Riley until someone stole it with my older 14" laptop:
http://www.briggs-riley.com/business...puterbrief.asp
It's very nice, and fairly lightweight. Not much room for other things other than your laptop, charger, accessories.

...if you want a cheaper alternative, there's a company called US Luggage that copies Briggs and Riley and offers products at about 25% of the price:
http://www.ebags.com/u_s_luggage_bus...?modelid=10488

...I've actually checked this bag out at a local luggage store and must admit that it was very similar to my old B&R.
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post #5 of 9
10/30/06 at 7:52pm
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Thanks for the links (again). The eBags site is the best site I've seen that has all the important things for me for choosing a bag: photos of the inside, empty weight and customer feedback. The US Luggage bag you suggest is extremely popular.

I've been looking and looking and here are a couple that look interesting:

http://www.ebags.com/trager/executiv...m?modelID=6420

and

http://www.ebags.com/case_logic/13_s...?modelid=63663

These aren't the cheapest but seem to have a good balance between weight (less than 3.5 lb), storage for stuff other than the PC and excellent customer reviews.
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post #6 of 9
10/31/06 at 12:40am
I love my Tumi laptop bag. Others love their backpack line, but I don't.

Oakley Icon 2.0 is a good option for those with less than 17" of laptop to put inside. I plan on using the Oakley for trips and the Tumi for to the office and back.
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post #7 of 9
11/4/06 at 12:40am
I picked up my Brenthaven on ebay for ~$40. It's made for a 13 inch Mac, but fits my M1210 perfectly.
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post #8 of 9
11/20/06 at 11:54am
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Just wanted to come full circle with the case that I ended up purchasing. I actually went to a Samsonite luggage store and looked at various cases. Here is what I purchased:

http://www.ebags.com/samsonite/pro_d...?modelID=64889

It is exactly what I was looking for. The M1210 fits snugly, there is sufficient room for extra stuff and everything is well protected. It weighs about 3 lb.

This purchase was one of those few times (for me) that I actually needed to see and touch what I was looking to purchase.
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post #9 of 9
11/29/06 at 12:38am
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Originally Posted by govtcheez
stop wasting your money with cheap crap...check out Briggs and Riley or Brenthaven cases.

http://www.briggs-riley.com/business...ling/index.asp
http://www.brenthaven.com/catalog-shoulder-cases.html


WoW and I mean it. Great looking stuff, that briggs-riley. Thanks for sharing!
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