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I mean, yes, but: how much does a Tom Bihn bag go for these days? $300? Maybe also add lower-budget recommendations.
by loloquwowndueo 1y ago
I mean, yes, but: how much does a Tom Bihn bag go for these days? $300?
Maybe also add lower-budget recommendations.
- everdrive 1y agoMore or less any backpack will do. You can even find them for used for for free.
- JadeNB 1y ago> You can even find them for used for for free. I live in a university town with lots of rich kids, which seems like the kind of place to find good-quality used backpacks if there were one. If there's an easy way to get my hands on free used backpacks that I'd actually want to use, then I certainly don't know about it.
- jrflowers 1y agoFacebook marketplace or Craigslist might be a good place to check around the end of a semester.
- everdrive 1y agoAlso, when the semester gets out. Usually there is a [local college name] Christmas and the rich kids just put their stuff outside rather than transport it back home.
- jonah 1y agoThriftstores, craigslist, fb marketplace, the facility on/near campus that takes in abandoned/donated items from students, etc.
- tomcam 1y agoTrash bins at end of term
- foobarian 1y agoI hate to find out how much that movie prop bag would cost. Labor alone would probably amount to $300
- loloquwowndueo 1y agoWhen I need a minimal carry for my laptop I use a regular canvas tote, it’s the right size for 13” with its neoprene sleeve plus power brick and cable and a few other essentials (notebook, pens, maybe a small snack or light jacket) and is fairly unconspicuous. Cheaper than the movie prop heh.
- williamscales 1y agoAppears to be about $37 for a grocery bag with handles https://www.dependableexpendables.com/products/silent-grocery-bag https://www.dependableexpendables.com/products/silent-grocer...
- SturgeonsLaw 1y ago$300 could run a whole sweatshop for a day
- wyclif 1y agoYou don't need to drop $300+ on a Tom Bihn to have a totally functional backpack with a laptop sleeve, for cryin' out loud. So many backpacks have it, and it's not a premium feature.
- loloquwowndueo 1y agoAgreed. Parent is the one who said “just get a Tom Bihn bag” - i am saying exactly “maybe mention some other choices because damn!”
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- wyclif 1y agoYes, I know. I was responding to the grandparent, not you. I get it.
- unixhero 1y agoHe doesn't want a laptop backpack. He wants the minimalist cool vibe. The solution proposed to me is ridiculous:)
- celsoazevedo 1y agoI use a Belkin F8N179[0,1], paid £23/€26/$31 for it ~8 years ago. It's getting a bit old, so I guess it's time to upgrade... maybe for something a bit smaller, but it has served me well so far. [0] https://celsoazevedo.com/files/2025/Belkin_F8N179_1.jpg https://celsoazevedo.com/files/2025/Belkin_F8N179_1.jpg [1] https://celsoazevedo.com/files/2025/Belkin_F8N179_2.jpg https://celsoazevedo.com/files/2025/Belkin_F8N179_2.jpg
- plorg 1y agoYou probably even have a bag somewhere that has a laptop sleeve. I have two that I was given by my current employer.
- sedatk 1y agoThis one is $47 right now: https://www.osprey.com/astronova https://www.osprey.com/astronova