Laptop Question

[michboro]

Do most people take a laptop in a wheeled case or just case with handles for the airplane? Would there be enough room to place case with wheels under the seat in front of you?

 

[bavaria]

Depends on who they are and why they are travelling. Case in point....

- most of my colleagues use wheeled cases as we travel 90% of our work and our laptop cases are our 'office'
- I DON'T use a wheeled case as I do a lot of international travel, where carry on rules are stricted. I have a German laptop case which can expand enough to allow me to carry some clothes as well as my 'office' but is still small enough to fit European rules
- sometimes if going on vacation I don't use a laptop case - I use a neoprene sleeve to protect my laptop and put it inside a messenger bag
- others use a standard 21 inch carryon and put the laptop inside, in a sleeve, to protect it (my grandparents do this when the travel - yes, at over age 90 they bring theirs along)

I like my case best as I can't carry things on my shoulder for more than a few minutes, and the case fits on top of a roller suitcase. Otherwise I carry it by the handles (which are longer than most I found in the US)

It took me about a year to find the 'right' case when I went shopping for one last; but I had some very specific requirements due to the amount and type of travel.

 

[klmall]

I am a shoulder bag kinda gal and this one is super. Just do a search for:

Patagonia Lightwire Tote

About the size of a medium sized daypack, my Lightwire has a zippered, separate, padded section for a laptop and it holds my oversized laptop easily. There are many zippered and separate pockets plus compartments for every imaginable item. The strap is slotted and padded to go over a rolling piece of luggage with a handle. I use this as my carry-on bag when traveling and either put it in the overhead compartment or slide it under the seat in front of me. I got mine at a local quality outdoor goods store. Patagonia is a top name in outdoor gear and this is the very best small travel bag I have ever owned! Somewhat pricey ($90 and less) but it will last for years and years!

Description from Patagonia site:
This tote offers a trapdoor desk pocket and getaway capacity in a single-strap (3-D spacer-mesh) courier model with laptop sleeve. The gusseted main compartment features an interior divider with two zippered, see-through flat pockets for organizing small items. A prismatic reflective liner permits easy searching. There are two side stretch-mesh pockets and a back pocket: for water bottles, a light shell or quick access to periodicals.