Large laptop on bike?

[andburg]

sjtscott said:

andburg said:

if this is a work device..then I'm assuming being 17" its a mobile workstation rather than a large standard user laptop.

I know my employer is not happy about staff carrying £2000+ of laptop on a bike so might be worth checking with your employer if they can provide you with something they deem adequate.

Its a good point however I'm provided a choc teapot laptop bag which is padded but isn't waterproof, was fine when I had a 55litre topbox to put that bag into but now it sits in the corner unused

I ended up buying my own bag but had an agreement that i could submit an expense claim for 50% of the cost.

at the end of the day you're trying to protect their asset and they'd probably never be able to reuse the bag if you left

[gavgavgav]

SteelerSE said:

supercommuter said:

I just wing mine in a bag and put it in my top box.

How come a top box is not an option?

It is an option but you need to be aware that the electronic components are being shaken around a lot. I have had hard discs break because of the battering they get being flung around inside the top box, even padded inside a bag. Just be aware that could happen to your laptop if that's how you're transporting it.

I agree, and learned two points the hard way - I've cracked 2 15 inch MBP screens before I worked out what the problem was, carrying in a large top box and inside a crumpler laptop bag the screens were eventually over 6 months or so, cracking slightly from the centre. The screens were cracking with zero damage on the enclosure. The solution was (and still is) to put the bag on its end & not to lay flat on the bottom of the box. The other problem was that the older variants of MBP's (pre 2011) were waking up and powering up meaning they were hot and battery tended to be flat. Not experienced the latter on recent models.

[supercommuter]

gavgavgav said:

SteelerSE said:

supercommuter said:

I just wing mine in a bag and put it in my top box.

How come a top box is not an option?

It is an option but you need to be aware that the electronic components are being shaken around a lot. I have had hard discs break because of the battering they get being flung around inside the top box, even padded inside a bag. Just be aware that could happen to your laptop if that's how you're transporting it.

I agree, and learned two points the hard way - I've cracked 2 15 inch MBP screens before I worked out what the problem was, carrying in a large top box and inside a crumpler laptop bag the screens were eventually over 6 months or so, cracking slightly from the centre. The screens were cracking with zero damage on the enclosure. The solution was (and still is) to put the bag on its end & not to lay flat on the bottom of the box. The other problem was that the older variants of MBP's (pre 2011) were waking up and powering up meaning they were hot and battery tended to be flat. Not experienced the latter on recent models.

Appreciate that (I also work in IT ). I had my elitebook in my top box for 60k miles without issue. That did not have a SSD either. I have my waterproofs in the bottom of topbox and also have my gym kit in my bag and it pads it fine.

My new Dell Ultrabook has a SSD and has been fine as well. That said, my commute is mainly motorway, not bumpy roads as such.

[nyxster]

If you are concerned about completely shockproofing it then try one of these

https://www.panzercases.co.uk/products/centurion-1...

https://www.casehut.com/products/uag-urban-armor-g...

https://peliproducts.co.uk/1075-laptop-case-1942.h...

then slip it into your rucksack. the foam will dampen out the vibrations, just make sure you use a proper padded rucksack so when you use it as a teatray to slide along the north circular you get a padded landing.