Best Shock Protection sleeve for a 17 inch notebook...

I am expecting to have a Fujitsu :fujitsu: n6210 notebook. It is 17 inch. What is a good sleeve for the notebook???

I have seen before the swiss army cs2-cross suspension computer sleeve which has a good shock absorption. But this is for 15 inch notebook... Are there 17 inch equivalent for this? :hardfind:
http://www.swissarmytravelgear.com/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=3197&category=59

 

Here are the one of the computer sleeves I found on the web. My criteria foremost is protection. (That is...If you drop your laptop, it will absorb the shock)

1. Crumpler sleeve. Labelled in their site as having hard shell plus a protective zip guard and super soft fluff free lining. http://www.crumplerbags.com/cartIndex.php?prodId=131&prodType=Bag&catId=5


2. Shinza sleeve. It shows in their website a 100 g ironballl dropped on the sleeve with a 2 mm glass pane inside.
http://shinza.com/product_info.php?products_id=58

3. Roadwire sleeve. States "Your machine is cradled by the patented Air Square™ protection system, which surrounds the laptop with hundreds of shock-absorbing, air-filled pouches."
http://www.roadwired.com/store/Product.cfm?categoryid=1&Productid=89

4. Sumdex sleeve. It has memory foam all around just like the bed.
http://www.sumdex.com/core/PUN-857.asp

5. Booq sleeve. Also with memory foam
http://www.clubmac.com/clubmac/shop/detail~dpno~280101.asp

6. Monolith. "laptop hangs suspended, cradled in 8mm thick soft foam padding in a 4mm hard corrugated plastic insert that protects from the front, back, and bottom. The sides are protected by dense cross-linked closed-cell polyethylene foam"
But has to be vertical to be effective
http://www.tombihn.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=TB0330

7. Brenthaven. "dual-action computer protection sleeve suspends the computer from an ultra light, corrugated polyethylene shell. This rigid shell, when combined with the computer sling and a lower bed of proprietary high-density foam "
This would be the best since it has a hard shell plus a memory foam . However, only available for 15 inch laptop. I emailed the manufacturer inquiring if they are releasing one for 17 inch.
On their site they show the laptop being dropped to the floor & also a testimonial from a motorcycle accident with the laptop surviving with it.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?edc=211760

The "Real World" test for laptop level of protection is to drop the laptop with the computer sleeve. Best done by an independent group. Of course, if tested by the manufacturer, there is some exaggeration. Thus biased.


I ranked them according to level of shock protection based on what they claim. Of course, those with "evidence " first, then by testimonials .

How would you rank the computer sleeves? :hardfind:

Any experience or opinion on the above list or notebook? Or if you want to add anything in the list... Please do tell...


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http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=17586
This is mine. I especially like the padded shoulder strap which can be attached or removed, because carrying the N6000s by hand can be a bit annoying due to weight

 

Thanks for the info qwester. I believe the bag by booq is great for scratch protection since it is made of neoprene. But for bumps & drops, it wouldn't par .
A bag with high level of protection will be a good investment.

Has anyone tested other bags fitted for a 17 inch notebook? :base:

 

It's not neoprene. It's actually pretty thick and can protct from serious bumping!

 

Can't beat the price of this one. The sale ends today.

http://www.ebags.com/ebags/techweav..._model/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=18678

 

I have contacted sumdex bags, they said they will release a bag for 17 inch that will fit 17 inch laptops.
But as of now...Who reigns to be the best protector?

 

I hope there are more options... now that 19 inch and even 20 inch notebooks are on the way.

 

I really like the tom bihn sleeves. The have padding with reinforced plastic. If your goinna carry it in a backpack they have the monolith designed to hold your notebook vertical. This is a good thing.
http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/300/TB0330

Or if your goinna carry your notebook in a messenger bag or briefcase they have the braincell designed to hold it horizontally.
http://www.tombihn.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=TB0300

The different sleeves put the most padding at the bottom of the sleeve to suspend your computer as you set your bad down on the ground. But there is still padding all all sides. I use the Monolith to carry my 12" ibm in a backpack. I also have the sumdex sleeve with memory foam, its nice but doesn' give enough protection to carry your computer in a backpack.

 

That is excellent feedback gmoneyphatstyle. Reinforced Plastic, I believe wont easily yield... Do you think the laptop will withstand if you do a drop test?

What is the difference between the vertical and horizontal version? (Why not make a sleeve that can be inserted for all bags)

Is it not bulky when you insert it on your bag?

 

Please do update us gmoneyphatstyle.
Looks a like a very promising product.

 

i have a tom bihn brain cell on the way for my 14" thinkpad t42p. inside the brain cell and the monolith, the laptop is suspended inside on a "sling", that way if you drop the bag there is a bit of a buffer before the ground hits your laptop. check our their website, there is a nice cross section of one of their bags. the difference between the brain cell and monolith is the placement of this buffer. the brain cell has it on the bottom running lengthwise and the monolith has it on the bottom running widthwise. the brain cell has a mesh outer pocket for a power adapter, mouse, etc., the monolith does not. the reinforced plastic looks like corrugated cardboard, only made out of plastic. perfect because it's a very strong and lightweight material. it's probably in between a sleeve and bag in terms of size. will post an update once i get my brain cell (hopefully on thursday!)

 

Looking forward to your review stkim:base:
Please give us a post...

 

About the reinforced plastic. Picture a three ring binger without the rings to hold paper. That's kind of the shape of the reinforced plastic on the tom bihn sleeves. The plastic reinforces the the front face, back face, and the bottom edge but not the sides and the top. So its not like a box that reinforces all sides. Now even though it doesn't get reinforced plastic on the side edges like it does on the front face, back face, and bottome edge there is still some padding on the side edges of the sleeve so that if there was some side impact there would still be some protection, just not as much as where the reinforced plastic is. The only laptop sleeve that I've seen that is truely reinfoced on all sides is by roadwire http://www.roadwired.com/store/Product.cfm?Productid=52 . However it looks kind of ugly and it only comes in one size. Its hard to believe that a company trying to sell things doesn't put good pictures of their merchandise on their site. I emailed roadwired asking for a better pic of thier active protection laptop sleeve and they sent me a pic, I'm attaching it to this post but I don't know where its goinna appear.

Anyways, regarding the difference between the verticle and horizonal versions. If your put your laptop in a backpack you probably want to carry it vertically so its higher than it is wider, you'd use the tombihn monolith for this (this is what I use). If you carry your laptop in a messenger style bag or briefcase you probably want to carry it horizontally, so its wider than it is taller, for this tombihn makes the braincell sleeve. Now, why not make a sleeve that can be inserted to all bags. The only reason is that most people only carry their laptob in one bag and are more concerned about size that the ability to switch from horizontal to verticle, by specializing like this tombihn is able to make the sleeve smaller while still providing your laptop with protectoin where it needs it most. Also tombin makes the monolith in 5sizes which is awesome. When I put my 12" notebook in its size5 (the smallest) monolith, it get gently hugged and cradeled on all sides, rather than sliding around inside a case that's too big like the roadwired would be.

Regarding the droptest. If I dropped my notebook from 3 feet i'm sure it would be just fine. 4 feet, maybe, depending on if it landed where the reinforced plastic is, same with a 5 feet drop. So rather than worrying about weather the next time you drop your notebook if it will land on right side just think that you own one of the best sleeves on on the market and your still getting some of the best protection possible in a compact highly portable sleeve.

Some time before newyears i'll get a full review of my tombihn monolith sleeve and braincell backpack on here.

cheers.

 

I believe the roadwire is a promising product for the 17 inch laptop market...

Can be put vertical or horizontal (so does not limit which bag to use)
With water resistance and all... Corrosion resistance???

But that is an assumption of course... Advertisement can be deceiving you know...

Has anyone tried it before...
a review perhaps???

TOO BAD... you have to have bulk orders (100+) for them to give you one...

Perhaps all the owners of 17 inch laptop should email them or something...

Let's do an experiment...
[email protected]

Kindly Post what happens to your email...

 

i don't think you do have to do bulk orders of 100 to order off their website.

www.roadwired.com

 

You are right... the [size=-1]Skooba® Sleeve, Large does have a size for 17 inch.
http://www.roadwired.com/store/Product.cfm?categoryid=1&Productid=89


I mistook it for the [/size] [size=-1]Advanced Protection System Laptop Sleeve, Large
http://www.roadwired.com/store/Product.cfm?categoryid=1&Productid=52

which have [/size] Patented Corrosion Intercept® lining, Foam interlining on all sides, [size=-2]Water-repellant outer shell.

I was impressed with the corrosion protection... which I think is much better:base:
However holds only[/size] laptop up to 14 x 11 x 2”.

The customization I was referring to was...
"Depending on the specifics, we can often design and produce a complete custom solution in quantities as low as 100 pieces!"

http://www.roadwired.com/index.cfm?ip=Commercial%2Ecfm#Customizing

 

<!------- Main Column ----- --> I have seen this laptop aluminum case with a drop test... I wonder If there is a sleeve equivalent to this...



Stylish laptop protection.
Stylish and rugged, Laptop Armor hard cases are designed to give your notebook computer real protection from the catastrophic impact of a fall, and look great doing it.

The Black Leatherette Laptop Armor’s hard outer shell is made from a specially formulated synthetic EVA material, similar in appearance and feel to nubuck leather, but much stronger. It is easy to clean and essentially maintenance free. A rugged metal frame adds strength and rigidity, while still remaining lightweight.

Drop tested.
We don’t recommend that you do this with your laptop, but to test how well Laptop Armor performed, we dropped one of ours 10 feet (3 meters) off a 2nd floor ledge onto concrete. Both laptop and Armor survived!

Hard exterior, soft interior.
The key to Laptop Armor’s protective capability is the combination of a hard outer shell and a padded foam interior. The patented Corner Protection System surrounds the edges of your laptop with multiple layers of foam, insulating it from the outer shell of the case. In the event of a fall, the hard outer shell absorbs most of the impact, while foam spacers cushion your laptop and keep its fragile corners away from the collision.


http://matias.ca/laptoparmor/la1217u.php