I'm considering one from BuiltNY, but if there is anything better, I'm open to suggestions.

8/23/2008 9:45:34 PM

Tucano and MobileEdge both make neoprene laptop sleeves that you can find for about 2/3 the cost of the BuiltNY ones. They also look much less like the world's gayest pillows.

I like the Mobile Edge ones a bit more than the tucano ones, but they're all basically the same.

Mobile Edge:


Tucano:


World's Gayest Little Pillows:

8/24/2008 2:43:28 AM

I got this from circuit city online for $10 a while back, it's been great.
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-17-Neoprene-Laptop-Sleeve/dp/B000OY71MM

8/24/2008 10:33:24 AM

good reviews on the microsoft one. fits my laptop according to one of the reviewers.

8/25/2008 1:24:54 AM

any good ones that have a pocket exclusively for the power brick? I have a nice, smooth flat sleep for my MacBook Pro, and it has a pocket on one side that covers the entire side. but when I put my power supply inside it, the whole shape is distorted.
Why doesn't anyone make a sleeve that has an extra pocket that is just the right size for a power supply without stretching or distorting the rest of the pack?

8/25/2008 8:38:05 AM

Timbuk2 makes pretty nice ones. I like a lot of Incase's stuff too.

8/25/2008 11:15:11 AM

i just got a belkin neoprene one from...fry's?...for $3 AR

i really like it

8/25/2008 11:24:57 AM

Sumdex makes some nice impact-resistant sleeves.

8/25/2008 11:55:03 AM

http://www.rei.com/product/763392


I like this one because you can insert it into a bookbag or whatever and open it from either end. Also the handles allow you to carry it from either end. Simple but I enjoy mine.

8/25/2008 11:58:12 AM

i'm iffy on something that only uses velcro to secure the flap that you carry it with.

8/25/2008 1:50:07 PM

I was skeptical at first as well. the placement of the handles doesn't pull on the velcro, and the strips are wide/long enough that i can hold the case upside down and shake it and my computer is secure.

like i said, i really like it because i can remove my laptop from a bookbag or other bag without removing the case first.

8/25/2008 2:11:01 PM

i dig that. do they carry it in the store as well as online?

if so, i'll just go there.

[Edited on August 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM. Reason : how bulky is it, will it fit a 15.4" widescreen laptop? it doesn't say online.]

8/25/2008 2:21:46 PM