Case-PC.com - Sleeve Review

Hello all,

I had posted this in the Asus forums, and it was suggested to place it here so more people could possibly view/benefit from it. I purchased an Asus W3J and decided to get a sleeve from www.case-pc.com
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Hey all,

I've inspected the "SMALL" (13.75 x 10.25 x 1.75) laptop sleeve I purchased from www.Case-PC.com for $25.00 (USD) with free shipping to the United States. Larger sleeves will vary slightly in price, but still have the free shipping available. I've included some pictures with my review. I am intending on using this sleeve for the W3J (13 x 9.7 x 1.18-1.28), however since I do not have the laptop yet, I have tried the sleeve with a HP TC1100 (10.8 x 8.5 x .8)

The first thing I noticed when holding the sleeve is that its very light yet feels very sturdy. The top material (silver side) is sleek and smooth to the touch, and feels extremely durable. Likewise for the back (black), which is made out of a durable fabric. When tugging on the sleeve from any point on the sides or corners, there does not seem to be any give or stretching. The "grip" material, centered on the top and bottom of the long side of the sleeve, feels strong yet somewhat less thick than the other materials on the sleeve. The inside of the sleeve is made of a felt/velvet type material that is very soft to the touch.

The opening for the sleeve, which is on the side rather than the top, is a very durable fabric material with a strong velcro securing system. I especially liked this aspect of the sleeve as it eliminated any possible scratching that could be caused by a zipper closure. I was curious to see how well it would hold, so I performed a little "experiment". Since the TC1100 is much smaller than the intended laptop for the sleeve, there is a good amount of room in the bag. To determine how secure the sleeve is I turned the sleeve upside down a few times with the TC1100 inside (its OK, I did this over my bed just in case and not from very high). The sleeve remained closed and I did not hear or see any movement in the velcro closure strip.

The sleeve has a "bumper" sewn around the outside edges to protect the laptop from any inadvertent....bumps. The corners are extremely well protected - when pressing in on them, there is essentially no caving or deformity whatsoever. As you move away from the corner and press inwards, the bumper causes the bag to roll upwards or downwards, rather than pinching inwards. With the proper sized laptop in the sleeve, I believe the bumpers will provide good protection, with excellent protection at the corners especially.

The back side sleeve does have a mesh pocket to carry papers, discs, etc with the notebook. Personally, I would not use this simply because it is on the outside of the sleeve an, as such, if you are carrying the sleeve by itself, there really is no protection offered for anything in that mesh pocket area. I don't intend on using the mesh, and want the sleeve only for the notebook protection so this does not bother me at all.

I have to say, I am quite pleased. I will provide an updated review once I get my W3J inside and can truly "test it out", however considering the durability,the quality construction of the sleeve, and the price, I think you would be hard pressed to find a better sleeve. Again, I don't recommend using the mesh on the outside for carrying other items, however that would be an issue of personal preference. In closing, this is an attractive notebook sleeve that offers a great deal of protection at an affordable price.

 

Here is an additional picture with the TC1100 on top of the sleeve for size perspective. The sleeve should perfectly fit an Asus W3J or similarly sized notebook. Please refer to the previous post for dimensions of the sleeve, W3J, and TC1100.

 

i just wanna make sure, this sleeve is basicaly a vertical load sleeve right?

an example is. .................Flap->___
...........___ ............................|: |
Flap -> |__| but you can do this |_ |

Other sleeves have a side flap like this:

___ <- Flap
|__|

I hope you get this lol, or can you show some more picture of the laptop going into the bag plz?

Thanks

MysticGolem

 

Nice, thanks for the review.

MG, yes it is 'vertical load'. If you look at the photo of the mesh pocket (second last), you'll see the velcro flap on the left side - that's where the laptop slides in.

 

Yup, as Scarf said, the opening is on the shorter side of the sleeve

 

woot thanks , i live in Canada, so i will prolly havta import one of those .

Alot of US sites have them, no canadian one tho =\.

And for a 15.4" laptop, i would need a large size casepc. which cost 2$ more lol

Thanks,

MysticGolem

 

Is the 13.75 x 10.25 x 1.75 inner dimensions or outer dimensions?

 

I just recived one for my E1505 (needed the lg size). I'm going to give it a test run tonight I'll post my thought's.

 

How does it strike you for vertical (in-backpack) use?

 

The pocket on the back, how tight is it? Would be able to carry something like a power cable and a mouse? Or is it better suited for flat things like CDs and small books?

 

Is this case cushioned at all or is it just a piece of fabric?

 

If you mean the one I mentioned, yes.

 

yes its cushioned or yes its a piece of fabric.

 

Sorry - cushioned.

 

Seadonkey,
any status on how this case fit your E1505.
I just got an E1505 myself and bought this case from Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IRUF/002-1136450-6604824?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282

I thought the above would make a good slim case that I could carry by itself or slip into my backpack, but it's a bit large for the backpack and it's also a little roomier than I would like (top to bottom is almost 2 inches larger than the laptop)
So I'm looking for a very minimal, very slim sleeve that I can use with either the Case Logic above, or with my backpack thereby doubling up the protection.

 

Dude...

Your case Dimensions - 13.5W x 11.5D x 2.25H

E1505 dimensions - 14W x 10.45D x 1.42H

will it fit??

 

Sorry all I'd been busy for a bit but I'll try to address your questions now.

The dimensions provided are the internal dimensions as listed by Case-PC.com. the external dimensions are approx. 15.25 x 12.00.

The case is padded.

The mesh pocket on the back is not incredibly tight, and I suppose this could be a +/- depending on what you want. If you wanna stuff things in there, you'll have some flexibility - I just don't know how tightly it'll be held in there. If you will be holding the case vertically, however, I don't forsee it being a problem.

And I think this sleeve would be fine for backpack (vertical) use. As the W3J has been pushed back to ETA of May, I wont have an updated review for you until sometime around 5/15 or so.

Thanks, and let me know if you have any other questions

 

I am sorry it might be a strange question but being a new user of laptop I want to ask what is the advantage/ benefit of laptop sleeve? And if it is good, what are types and what to choose.
Thanks

 

a laptop sleeve provides protection and perhaps a better grip;
i'll leave it to you to decide if that's something you want or not.

as for the types - there are vertical and horizontal 'loading' ver-
sions i believe.

what to choose? well.. as there are many brands available i can't
recommend any 'best' one.. i bought a sleeve from timbuk2, but
it's a bit too large, so i am still on the quest to find a good one
for my laptop as well.