Thinkpads Forum

I've been using a 15" non-widescreen T60p as my main laptop since this summer. When I got it, I picked up a Fellowes "Body Glove" case http://www.bodyglove.com/store/products ... t_id=23474. I liked it because it's attractive and gives decent protection, isn't 5 or 6 inches thick like so many other cases, and has both a handle and a shoulder strap. And it doesn't cost a fortune.

Unfortunately, it's just too tight a squeeze to be convenient. The laptop fits in the case, as long as the AC adapter is removed from one of the two interior pockets first. That is irritating. But the big deal is that the T60p barely fits - if there's even a speck of dust on any side, it won't fit. Well, that's a journalistic license, but you get the drift. If the adapter is in the pocket, there's no bloody way the laptop will squeeze in.

I'm looking for a recommendation for something just a smidgen bigger. I want to be able to carry the adapter and the laptop, and an outside pocket for the former would probably be nicer than the interior pocket of the Body Glove. I want a shoulder strap, and a reasonable amount of padding/protection, so an ordinary sleeve like the Booq Viper/Vyper is probably out. It doesn't have any facility for the adapter anyway. And I don't want something super thick like a suitcase; those are a dime a dozen (well, more than a dime but...). The Body Glove is 1.5" thick, and that's great - so much more reasonable than one of the attache case monsters.

SF Bags is always recommended, although not cheap, but they don't seem to acknowledge that non-widescreen 15" computers exist. I have a Tom Binh "Horizontal Brain Cell" for the widescreen T61 15 incher, and that's decent with the outside pocket for the adapter, but they too don't seem to acknowledge non-widescreen 15" Thinkpads.

Any thoughts out there?

Art

This might not be what you're looking for as this is a notebook backpack rather than a shoulder bag or a sleeve, but I've been using this Swiss Gear backpack for a few weeks: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019M ... oh_product

Some people say it's a little too small for a widescreen 15.4", but it fits my T60p like a glove, with either a 6-cell or a 9-cell attached. If you travel light this pack doesn't really take up too much bulk, but it can carry quite a bit of other goodies if you need it to. Currently I'm using it with both my T60p and X60s as well as school books, my Nintendo DS, and various notebook accessories. For the price($35) it's a really nice bag.

You might want to try offerings from Timbuk2. They sure are quite expensive relative to other brands, but I've been using my Timbuk2 backpack for more than a year already and the protection it offers my T61 is still unparalleled.

I think SFBags makes custom size cases, at least for the SleeveCase model. See link.