Best briefcase to hold a laptop computer?

May 23, 2004 9:55 AM

What's a great briefcase to hold a laptop computer? It needs to be respectable looking, and have a good shoulder strap. [More inside].

Another way of asking -- since a sort of different question has been asked before -- is, what's a briefcase that will hold a laptop, that you can carry with a suit to a meeting? I used to a carry a messenger bag, but it's not really dressy enough anymore. Does anyone own one of those briefcases that claim to fit a laptop?

posted by josh to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Perhaps not quite what you're looking for, but I have a generic smart leather satchel for papers and books, and one of these slip-cases for my PowerBook. PowerBook goes in the slip-case (provides basic scratch protection), and the slip-case goes into the satchel.

Works great for me, but I guess it depends on how big your laptop is, and how much protection you want to give it.

(Seen in action at the first UK MeFi meet! Ahem.)
posted by chrismear at 10:13 AM on May 23, 2004

The ultimate secret-agent laptop bag.
posted by Kwantsar at 12:32 PM on May 23, 2004

I have a Zeroshock sleeve which I then carry in my rucksack or roll-on or posh case. I like it and trust it. It comes in smaller sizes too; I had one for my old Vaio sub-laptop.
posted by suleikacasilda at 1:59 PM on May 23, 2004

Acme Made
posted by Utilitaritron at 3:11 PM on May 23, 2004

I bought an aluminum briefcase on Ebay for $10 that works. I ripped off the nameplate, but lemme check my archives..

It was similar to this. The strap is ok, but I have a 12" ibook and didn't really need it. It has made my laptop so useful that I never use my Palm anymore.
posted by mecran01 at 9:40 AM on May 24, 2004