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Ask HN: Laptop case that is robust but not fugly?
Hi all. Help me with a unicorn hunt: a crush-resistant laptop case that's not fugly! A Peli [0] is certainly robust but it's hardly a beauty, although it's cuter than some of the alternatives [1].
Requirements other than head-turn appeal would include a svelte profile that any 1990s runway model would envy, so it can nestle neatly in a backpack. As for other aesthetic considerations, I'm not fussed about the latest colourways, as long as it doesn't look like it should contain nuclear waste I'll give it a whirl.
Vital statistics: 14-15" x 0.8". Temperament: notebook that is creaking at the seams and needs a little TLC if it is to see out the year.
Is it a lost cause? Am I destined to embarrass the airbook-toting hipsters at my local cafe with my industrial luggage? Or are some of you travellers from laptop Nirvana?
What are you packing?
[0] https://peliproducts.co.uk/products/1085-14-laptop-case-with-foam-set
[1] https://casematix.com/products/casematix-hard-waterproof-laptop-carry-case-for-15-6-inch-and-17-3-inch-asus-rog-republic-of-gamers-gaming-laptops-zephyrus-15-and-1-strix-17-keyboards-mice-power-adapter-chargers
- chiefalchemist 2y agoMoi? Fugly ain't so bad. Why? For the same reason no one steals fugly cars. For the same reason - in many but not all situations - it's not wise to keep your high-end camera in a high-end camera bag. Fugly mitigates theft. That said, I've been thinking about something that protects but can slide into a bag, backpack, briefcase, etc. My ideal case would also have thermal protection. As in I could leave it in the car for say an hour or two in the Winter and the hardware wouldn't get too cold.
- austinjp 2y agoOoh good point. Aaaand now my list of requirements is even longer :(
- JojoFatsani 2y agoWhy does it need to be crush resistant?
- austinjp 2y agoBecause I've lost one laptop (RIP) to a crack in a motherboard brought on by repeated squashing and twisting, and my current notebook is creaking. Quite literally. Although I probably should simply stop tossing my laptop into a backpack, that's just how life goes. So something that absorbs that stress would be ideal!
- brudgers 2y agoComputers are cattle, not pets. Good luck.
- austinjp 2y agoHa! Love it. Thanks for the readjustment, I'll stop spoiling my laptop.