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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 dwringer »

unwind wrote: post #2

This passes Betteridge's law [1] just fine, since I guess the answer from those of us who actually have to carry the laptop any distance is a big "no". A backpack or messenger back is way more comfortable, right? [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...

My thought is, for carrying a laptop, I'd rather have a backpack or messenger bag made of paper than a fabric grocery bag. The primary reasons I wouldn't carry a laptop in a grocery bag don't include the fact it's made of paper or the sounds of it rustling (though, it is nice to not have to worry about this one ripping).

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by ghaff »

closewith wrote: post #12
paxys wrote: post #4

Why is a grocery bag the "ultimate" laptop bag exactly?

Well, it's the last one you'll ever need (for that particular laptop that breaks the first time you put it down too fast on something).

That type of bag wouldn't be for me but the bags I do use don't really have much in the way of padding either. I can always put the laptop in a slightly padded sleeve.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by afiori »

jstanley wrote: post #19
rammer wrote: post #16

No it is not ultimate it is a sad state of things that one is so worried about laptop bags being stolen that you have to hide it and make it inconspicuous in a paper bag. It's really sad that SFO is now the car burglary capital of the world.

The post doesn't say anything about worrying about it being stolen.

I think many are failing to come up with a more likely explanation for

> For me, the ultimate laptop bag is one that looks nothing like a laptop bag; it should look like nothing special at all.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by bitlax »

jstanley wrote: post #19
rammer wrote: post #16

No it is not ultimate it is a sad state of things that one is so worried about laptop bags being stolen that you have to hide it and make it inconspicuous in a paper bag. It's really sad that SFO is now the car burglary capital of the world.

The post doesn't say anything about worrying about it being stolen.

Well it's not for aesthetic reasons.

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by RandomBacon »

jgrahamc wrote: post #37
buttocks wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

JGC has star status here.

If true, that's a bad reason for this to be upvoted. My guess is that it got upvoted because people were surprised that these movie prop bags exist.

I didn't upvote because I think it's not a good laptop bag, but I'm sticking around for the comments for the discussion. Sometimes I'll upvote a post just because the discussion is good, but not in this case.

I'm upvoting some of the comments though, and I'm guessing the algorithm takes that into account when determining it's position on the frontpage :-/

Re: Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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Post by vincnetas »

jstanley wrote: post #19
rammer wrote: post #16

No it is not ultimate it is a sad state of things that one is so worried about laptop bags being stolen that you have to hide it and make it inconspicuous in a paper bag. It's really sad that SFO is now the car burglary capital of the world.

The post doesn't say anything about worrying about it being stolen.

it implies that "laptop bag is one that looks nothing like a laptop bag; it should look like nothing special at all. "

Why else try to hide that this is laptop bag?

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