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    Alienware Orion (or) Targus XL? or best backpack you ever tried?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Captain Razer, Aug 23, 2011.

  1. Captain Razer

    Captain Razer Notebook Evangelist

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    since I'm going to buy Alienware M17x R3 and I do have concerns about it's weight! I think you people know how hard it is standing up in the airport for like 3 hours waiting in a long queue with a laptop messenger bag on your shoulders with 2 heavy wheel bags! my shoulder always hurts and it was a netbook (asus 1201n..and yes, it's heavier than regular netbooks!) not to mention it might fall at any moment! in other words messenger bag sucks! :D

    so decided to pick a backpack and now confused between the two! one is the alienware orion and the other is targus XL! any other choice is welcomed :)


    thx ;)
     
    Captain Razer, Aug 23, 2011
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  2. Ghost_AWP

    Ghost_AWP Notebook Evangelist

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    I've owned an Orion but now have a Slappa MASK KOA.
    M.A.S.K. Laptop Backpack

    Best laptop backpack out there. Much more room than my old Orion backpack. Support is great too. My handle started to rip because I was swinging the backpack in and out of the car by the handle and there was about 20-25 lbs of stuff in it. Support sent me a brand new backpack and included return shipping for my damaged pack.

    There are other backpacks at Slappa as well. They are a little pricey but well worth it.
     
    Ghost_AWP, Aug 23, 2011
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  3. Räy

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    If you want to go incognito, go with the Targus XL. I use it to carry my laptop around campus as well as textbooks. It fared quite well in the rain today and nothing inside got wet. I don't believe it is technically waterproof though. The Orion is decent and probably exactly the same as the Targus XL. The Orion without TSA approval is just a tad more expensive than the Targus XL but the TSA approved is significantly more expensive($40).
     
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  4. Simon

    Simon Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the Targus XL and I love it. Though when I fill it up with lots of stuff, it definitely gives me lots of shoulder pain. I tend to have lots of back and shoulder pain because I "butterfly flipped" into the wall.

    So... other than that the Targus XL looks awesome and will expand when you put plenty of stuff in it.
     
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  5. Captain Razer

    Captain Razer Notebook Evangelist

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    expensive! can't say overpriced though, it looks really well made!

    but I'm already paying $1950 for the laptop let alone the TAX, which is a lot of money! and I'm trying to save for the other accessories (TactX mouse and headset!) I would be happy to wait another month but really got no time left :(
     
    Captain Razer, Aug 23, 2011
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  6. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    I went with the Orion M18x for more room to carry my M17xs, awesome backpack.
    And I also quit messenger bags a long time ago for the same reason.
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 24, 2011
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