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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by micromacrofoot »

jerlam wrote: post #120
sigwinch wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A very unfashionable diaper bag makes a good case for camera gear.

How would any bag be an obvious diaper bag? A quick image search for diaper bag shows bags that could just as easily hold laptops or cameras. Parents want to look fashionable too. The ruse would fail instantly you took the camera out of the bag. Or when you have no child, and look like you are wealthy enough to have a camera hobby.

just get something girly, no thief is going to look twice at

https://www.marymaxim.com/products/flower-bed-diaper-bag-pat...

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by micromacrofoot »

slightwinder wrote: post #53
SirFatty wrote: post #20

It's not just for carrying, but protection as well. So to answer the question, no, it's not the ultimate laptop bag.

But what if you wrap the Laptop in a towel?

plus you have a towel! I do this in my normal non-laptop backpack

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by Dylan16807 »

0_____0 wrote: post #149
1970-01-01 wrote: post #124

Why do almost all laptops not come with a built-in handle? That is the quintessence of a portable item. Forget the bag.

Weight. Packed size. Most people don't need a handle, so why waste volume and material on it? I think the Toshiba Toughbook had a handle. I think many folks here, given their druthers, would design something that looked like a Toughbook, then become disenchanted with it for various completely foreseeable reasons, and go back to using their standard issue MBP.

It's worth noting that by the time you make a rugged laptop it's actually bulkier than a small laptop bag with a handle.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by williamscales »

foobarian wrote: post #160
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, yes, but: how much does a Tom Bihn bag go for these days? $300? Maybe also add lower-budget recommendations.

I hate to find out how much that movie prop bag would cost. Labor alone would probably amount to $300

Appears to be about $37 for a grocery bag with handles

https://www.dependableexpendables.com/products/silent-grocer...

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by sgerenser »

1970-01-01 wrote: post #124

Why do almost all laptops not come with a built-in handle? That is the quintessence of a portable item. Forget the bag.

The original “Toilet Seat” iBook from 1999is the only one I can recall that came with a handle: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ode-to-the-clamshell-ibook-g3...

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by plorg »

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #121
sedatk wrote: post #115

- 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.

I mean, yes, but: how much does a Tom Bihn bag go for these days? $300? Maybe also add lower-budget recommendations.

You probably even have a bag somewhere that has a laptop sleeve. I have two that I was given by my current employer.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by maxbond »

bitlax wrote: post #106
maxbond wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no accounting for taste!

I'm not even trying to be snarky! The author just says he's looking for the least flashy, most forgettable bag possible.

It's difficult to convey tone over the Internet, I get it.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by sigwinch »

jerlam wrote: post #120
sigwinch wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A very unfashionable diaper bag makes a good case for camera gear.

How would any bag be an obvious diaper bag? A quick image search for diaper bag shows bags that could just as easily hold laptops or cameras. Parents want to look fashionable too. The ruse would fail instantly you took the camera out of the bag. Or when you have no child, and look like you are wealthy enough to have a camera hobby.

No, just think about your car in a parking garage. The thief doesn’t want golf clubs or diapers, but messenger bags.
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