Oh I meant the upgrade thing as applying to the industry in general. Savvy customers can get very good machines for under $400 these days if they are willing t

Oh I meant the upgrade thing as applying to the industry in general. Savvy customers can get very good machines for under $400 these days if they are willing to get used/refurbished. My bad. I didn't realize the tapering. By the dimensions, I'm guessing you have an 11", but I see how the 13" is actually only 46 in^3, making my laptop 2.5x larger by volume. That said your backpack should be able to hold 10 of my laptops, well, with perfect packing. :)