Traditional Laptop bag or Laptop backpack

Traditional Laptop bag or Laptop backpack

Poll: Traditional Laptop bag or Laptop backpack

Total Members Polled: 80

Traditional Laptop bag: 21%
Laptop Backpack: 79%
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DaveH23

Original Poster:

3,230 posts

169 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Not sure where to post this so mods feel free to move.

This is aimed more those who travel to multiple sites and sometimes have to do so via train etc whilst carring luggage as well.

Do you prefer the traditional laptop bag or do you opt for the backpack style.

I currently have a traditional one and 99% of the time I carry it from the car to office/clients office so never a problem. I generally only ever use the train when heading in to central London and as I always stay over carrying a traditional bag with overnight luggage is a pain. More and more I am seeing people with backpack style bags which would make it much easier to carry.

What do you use?

randlemarcus

13,507 posts

230 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Car to office, laptop bag and other bag.

Multi site on public transport, rucksack hobbies, because you can put all sorts of other stuff in there, including the spare shirts etc for an overnighter. I have a North Face Access, but I spend a lot of time hauling it around Europe, and fancied something a bit different. Works really well for what I need it to.

glenrobbo

35,083 posts

149 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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An old Lidl carrier bag is ideal for your requirements. And it's fairly water resistant as well. smile

hyphen

26,262 posts

89 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Smart rucksack, not the branded ones that come free with the laptop, as they look cheap and nasty. John Lewis tend to have a decent selection.

Traditional hand carried bags are only used by old people, are you retiring soon? biggrin

If I was travelling a lot, then would look to an outdoor brand with a mesh back. Unless you mistreat your luggage, Laptop's imo don't need the protection and padding as you get with the laptop specific bags.

Edited by hyphen on Tuesday 19th June 21:41

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Backpack every time. I travel to various sites by car but it's still much more useful to have a backpack for carrying around all the rubbish I seem to need beyond the laptop.

Jag_NE

2,949 posts

99 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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In international traveller circles the backpacks are predominantly used by men wearing water proof coats and cheap shoes.

Edit: for a multi site role carrying various bits of kit, I’m sure that the sartorial shortcomings of the backpack are offset by its load hauling benefits!

Edited by Jag_NE on Tuesday 19th June 21:55

Harpoon

1,860 posts

213 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
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I've got an Osprey Comet rucksack.

Fine for a night away with an IAmRunBox to keep a shirt crease free for the next day, plus there's enough space for running gear if I want a pre-breakfast run

https://iamrunbox.com/en/3-products

gtidriver

3,335 posts

186 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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https://www.heinnie.com/maxpedition-skyvale
I purchased this bag for my 11 year old for when he starts secondary school in September. Expensive but will last forever.

gtidriver

3,335 posts

186 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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https://www.military1st.co.uk/valblk-maxpedition-v...
He also has this bag which I believe could take a MacBook air size computer.

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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Laptop rucksack, currently using one made by Targus (when in the office or traveling with work). I find it puts less strain on the back as you can use both straps.

Ascayman

12,732 posts

215 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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A bit frivolous I just treated myself to one of these.

https://uk.tumi.com/arrive-sawyer-leather-brief/10...

My mates take the piss relentlessly calling it a handbag and they are completely right but i just dont care as i love it, i feel like joey in that friends episode. laugh

Leonard Stanley

3,676 posts

103 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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Rucksack (great example of a word borrowed from German) essential for London. Can be used as a battering ram for moving faux-Alphas.

WestyCarl

3,217 posts

124 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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For anything other than car travel definitely a rucksack. I've used a Crumpler laptop rucksack for the last 4 yrs, it's well designed and makes everything easy. (also very cheap compared to some here eek)

Rawwr

22,722 posts

233 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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This is what I use. It's amazing.


Jinx

11,345 posts

259 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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Definitely a rucksack but I'm normally carrying an Alienware 17 with a 300W power pack so the weight and size is a bit of an issue.

cml24

1,410 posts

146 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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I bought an amazon basics 'adventure' rucksack. It was very cheap, but gets good reviews and has been great so far.

Like people have mentioned its very useful to be able to put loads of other stuff in there. It nearly unfolds flat (the laptop seciton does) so its good to pack with clothes etc when away overnight.

I even keep a box with indivdual tea bags and portions of milk for the truly remote sites that only have a kettle and coffee! Sorry, I've gone off track now.

TartanPaint

2,981 posts

138 months

DaveH23

Original Poster:

3,230 posts

169 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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Ascayman said:
A bit frivolous I just treated myself to one of these.

https://uk.tumi.com/arrive-sawyer-leather-brief/10...

My mates take the piss relentlessly calling it a handbag and they are completely right but i just dont care as i love it, i feel like joey in that friends episode. laugh
My first 2 cars didn't cost that much combined. yikes

arfursleep

818 posts

103 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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TartanPaint said:
Looked at these but was put off by some poor reviews on build quality and the price...

captain_cynic

11,876 posts

94 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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I'd go backpack myself, but it depends on what your requirements are.

When travelling (train or flying) I'd definitely opt for a backpack as you can get a few days worth of clothes in there as well and if you need to carry another bag for long term travel, you can mount the backpack on your front (across your chest) and the main bag on your back and breeze past people struggling with oversized, cumbersome suitcases stuck on imperfections in the carpet.