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    North Face Recon Book Bag

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by chizzua, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. chizzua

    chizzua Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want a bookbag to carry my laptop in, and I want a stylish, mainstream brand like North Face. Does the Recon or Recon2 have enough padding to properly secure and keep a laptop safe?
     
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    If your laptop is a 15.4" widescreen notebook it won't fit in the recon 2, and I don't think it'll fit in the recon, but I'm not sure about that. If your laptop is smaller, there is plenty of padding in the recon 2 for a notebook, I would have bought one if my s96j had fit.
     
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  3. chizzua

    chizzua Notebook Enthusiast

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    The HGL30 is a 14.1", so it should be fine, right?
     
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    Luar Notebook Evangelist

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    I have it and it does not have what I believe is sufficient padding. For example if you were to take the backpack off and it place it on the floor, do so very carefully. It does have a "sleeve" that prevents the laptop from moving around. My 14" ThinkPad fitted in there quite well. Outside of that I rarely use it for transporting laptops.
     
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    LocLoc Notebook Guru

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    My S96j fits, just not in the laptop compartment. For padding I used one of my t-shirts and stuffed it on the bottom.
     
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  6. chizzua

    chizzua Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there any other suggestions that I can add padding to the laptop compartment besides.. a t-shirt?
     
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    Just a light notebook sleeve maybe.

    I bought the Recon II for school. I have yet to use it, but it looks pretty good. The laptop compartment has a little bit of padding (I was expecting it to have none at all from what I've heard). I bought an HGL30 that should be arriving tomorrow, so I'll see how it fits, but I think I should be able to put a thin sleeve around it and then fit it snugly in the backpack.
     
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  8. Luar

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    I sometimes borrow my significant other's iBook and she has the Incase neoprane sleeve which provides superb protection. I plan on buying something similar for my new HP.
     
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    Oh I forgot to mention that this backpack is not waterproof which is why I plan ony buying the sleeve.
     
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    chizzua Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone have any suggestions a good 14.1" notebook sleeve?
     
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    aznron911 Notebook Consultant

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    If you want the best quality sleeves, get the Tom Bihn sleeves. They cost about 50bucks a sleeve and have a wide array of colors. They have two different sleeves. One where you slide the notebook verticaly, ideal for backpacks, and a sleeve that is horizontal, ideal for messanger bags. But they are pretty thick and may not fit your recon bag.
     
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  12. LocLoc

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    50$ for a notebook sleeve :/
     
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    quality, and durability comes at price
     
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    sumdex impactguard sleeve for around $20. it has memory foam, very well built, and has handles so you can use it as a simple case when you don't want to take a bag. Since the bag already has padding and you're limited on space (the tom bihn sleeves are big because they suspend the laptop) a sleeve like this or the shinza zeroshock which is identical but more expensive would be good. there's a review of it here
     
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    Tactickz Notebook Geek

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