Now THAT'S a notebook - where's the bag?

I only have myself to blame, but I'm trying to find a bag that will fit an Acer Aspire 9800 with a 20.1 screen. Any leads would be appreciated.

 

Your going to carry that thing around?

 

That's going to be some haul .

Give these a try:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1576506&postcount=6

I think sfbags in particular makes custom sizes, but I'm not totally sure they will go up to something that will fit your notebook.

Good luck!

 

Chris, I will look into sfbags, but the above link seems to misdirect. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

7.8 kilos of pure semi-portable Acer.

And I thought my L100 was a b*tch to carry round!

 

20lbs is a lot to carry lol

but the looks at starbucks would be classic

 

I guess I don' see the point in a 20" notebook - it really defeats the purpose of why one spends (these days, incrementally) more to get the portability. If you need 20", in my opinion, the desktop is the best way to go.

On a bag suggestion note, you might try to go to an art dealer (major chains are Michaels and Aaron Brothers, but smaller, local stores are in your neighborhood) and get an art portfolio. These folios have shoulder straps and are meant for carrying canvases. You might find a smaller one for the 20" monster of yours.

 

You could be right but after some bad experiences of desktops I think i'd like to keep to laptops. In another thread I said if money was no object I'd get an Acer 9813 and use it like a desktop. I think part of the apeal is that it's not just any old desktop, it's a 20" notebook and that's pretty cool. Well I think it is anyway!

 

the only reason to get a 20 inch screen would be for bragging rights when ur buddies break out their 15 inch laptops you get to pull out the giant lol.

 

I'd honestly laugh at anyone who went out and bought a 20" notebook. I mean... wow.
How about a nice 15" notebook with an external monitor? Much better choice. Besides, 20 lbs will break your back! Plus I bet you have to keep that thing plugged in all the time.

Do yourself a favor, don't waste your money on that thing.

 

May be call Acer??
Google search didn't come up with anytinhg helpfull.
Check out the first review here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16834115247
what's the p--h?
Other reviewer said he found acarrying case for it in ebay, nothing came up when I searched there. Check e-bay often.

 

yeah, that thing should be used at the house at all times with a cooling pad, that is a true dtr lol, basically a compact desktop.

 

ROLF

hollownail is right

jess paws, i think you just got bad luck with your desktop. desktops are great, they have more power for the same price, everything is upgradable, you don't have to worry about heat as much, and depending on the location of the setup and the fans/HD used, it can be quieter then a notebook.

there is NO reason to not get a desktop if you're going for a 20 inch note book

it is very easy to fit a frag box/any shuttle computer into the luggage and an external monitor if you're going to go home. much easier then lugging a fugging 20 inch laptop on the plane...

that laptop would take up your WHOLE AIREPLANE TABLE and some...

 

20 Inch..

Thats a desktop replacement, and laptop wannabe! Its not really consider a laptop. Its just a computer that looks like a laptop with no portability, just like the Dell XPS M2010.

Please, just leave it at home.

I would laugh if I see anyone carry a 20 inch laptop to school to take notes....

 

Sorry about that, don't know how that happened.

Here are the links I promised earlier (original post edited as well):
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1576506&postcount=6

An art portfolio as mentioned by gautam might be a good idea, since the notebook is so heavy you might be uncomfortable carrying it in your arms for extended periods. At least that way you could sling it over your shoulder.

 

hes asking for help on finding a carrying case...not for opinions on whether he should/shouldn't have purchased a large notebook:

http://www.thepouch.com/aspire-9800.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox_efx/253870832/
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&sku=310-7898

and like others suggested, a lot of art portfolio cases might work well here.

 

Hey, it's not like I'm actually buying one! I don't have that kind of money to waste on a laptop! I said "use it as a dekstop" i.e. sitting at home on the desk plugged in all the time.

However IF I were to buy one (basically if I won the lottery) here's why:

1. I prefer the look of laptops. I am very fashion concious and I think Desktops look clunky and horrible.

2. If I had to move it, it would weigh 7.8kg as opposed to the 20-something kg my old dekstop weighed.

3. It uses one plug. Very useful when you have as much plugged in as I do.

4. If you have a good few things plugged in ( I can do, printer, mp3 dock, external mouse, network etc.) you don't have to go potholing under the desk to unplug them again.

5. I'd buy a Toshiba Portege R200 for mobility anyway so the Acer wouldn't have to move.

6. I've had it with desktops! The amount of problems I've had with them, getting them apart, upgrading them, bits not working, building them, re-building them. I'm so BORED of them! I just want a computer that you can turn on and it'll all work without having to find 900 different drivers for all the different parts. Yes I could get pre-built but the last time I tried that they gave me a rig that idled at 65 degrees C.


So that's why I would by one, if I ever would, which I won't because I'm poor and I dont have the space!

Edit:

Right, sorry for going off topic!

 

Thank you, especially to those kind souls who actually responded substantively!

I wouldn't have used this thread title if I weren't expecting some comments from the peanut gallery. I prefer a laptop because I need more security and reliability than is offered by my business network remote access. I need to be able to bring documents, data, etc., to where I am occasionally. I do have several desktops at home, but I also have a family, and they use the desktops all the time, and I need to keep my business stuff separate, so a laptop meets my needs, despite the trade-offs in performance and added price.

Has anyone answering this thread lived for more than 4 decades? Have you had the same pair of eyeballs? Which are not exactly performance models in the first place? Have you ever seen really complex spreadsheets and pdf'd forms and data on even a 17 inch monitor? I'm in the market segment that considers the punifying video I-pod a laughably assanine idea.

I'm still in the process of tweaking out the best display options, but the eye-saving, headache-reducing aspect of having a 20 inch monitor is worth the added price. If you bump up the font size, the formatting is shot to hell. And I seem to be able to still manage the 17 pound lift, despite my advancing years. However, it won't do to be tucking the laptop-as-folding-table under one arm and carrying the ac cord and assorted accessories in the other, so I will check out the generous suggestions in this thread. Thanks again.

 

1) i guess you haven't seen any frag/shuttle box pcs.

2) you are basing your decision of getting a laptop to an OLD DESKTOP!!! newer desktop casing are made of aluminum and plastic that are much lighter then old desktop cases, and if you've seen darth beavis's rigs, one would can understand that they can be works of art

3) A pc uses 2 plugs including monitor...

4) new desktops have usb ports in the front and there are always usb hubs for a few dollars

5) the upgradability of desktops are one of it's main pro selling point. Newer cases feature side panel which allow easy access to components, which makes it extremely easy to change parts.

Also, there are as many drivers for a laptop (if not more for touchpad and finger print reader) as a desktop. The amount of driver just depends on what accessories you have and nothing to do with a desktop vs laptop.



Also, if you are poor, then the desktop would be your best bet, because a desktops MAIN selling feature is that it's CHEAP for the performance you get.

a laptop which has a (entry grade) integrated video card starts at maybe $800?

a similar desktop can be had with a much better video card, higher performance and less worry about heat as they are much larger.

also, if a component in a desktop fails, one can easily replace it (eg, if you corrupt the bios, you just replace the mobo), if a component on a laptop failed, then you would have to unscrew the laptop, tear it's guts out then you'd have to find a mobo for sale for a laptop, which usually is not worth it since it will be very expensive or not available...



I'm sorry if you had a bad experience with a desktop due to crappy manufacturer stuff or components, but that is in NO way an objective point of view to getting a laptop over a desktop aside from you point about space and looks (which imo, may not be as important to a lot of other people).

if you thought i was directing my post against you in my previous post, you were wrong, i was just pointing out how a desktop can be portable too, and had you not posted i would've just said the same thing anyway without your name.




Also, if i won the lottery, i'd spend money on getting a bigger place then getting a laptop and saving space

 

Jeez, how does a guy's thread asking for case suggestions disintegrate into people trying to convince him he's a schmuck for his choice of portable PC?
If people didn't buy these types of machines, they wouldn't be manufactured in the first place.

That Acer is a monster though. I would suggest buying a nice, medium sized Samsonite travel suitcase and lining it with waffle foam. That would hold all accessories and provide ample protection while being as portable as possible.

 

I like the modified suitcase idea. 90-95% of ther time I will be moving the slab (slabtop? slabbook?) from my work desk to my home desk. It is a desktop replacement, but one that can travel with me when necessary.

 

1. My flatmate last year had 2 shuttles. Apart from being overpriced they are yuppie-like and look like the mini fridge in the back of my partner's van.

2. I have owned many desktops over the years and none have weighed as little as 7.8kg.

3. 2 is more than 1.

4. My last 2 desktops have had front USB. Still, the rest of the stuff is usually plugged into the back, ethernet, power, the other usb devices that wont fit on the front two ports, keyboad mouse, monitor, etc. etc.

5. Seeing as my first machine was a 386 and there have been many inbetween I am fairly certain I am aware of the benefits of desktops:
386
486
Cyrix 686
K6-2 350
K6-2 500
P3 700
P4 1500
P4 2200 and later 2800 in the same rig
Athlon XP 2700+
Athlon 64 3000+

I have Also built an Athlon 64 3200 and a Thunderbird 1000 for other people and upgraded many people's rigs with various bits and bobs, hard disks, ram, new optical drives mostly.

After all that I still don't like them.

True, but all but the display drivers (which I would choose to upgrade to newer versions) are available on Toshiba's website, unlike a desktop which would require various drivers from various places and/or cds.

Yes I am poor, however being a non-gamer a laptop works out at the same price as a desktop when you add monitors, peripherals etc to the base unit.

I understand and respect your arguments, they are all very true, however as you can see, I've had a good few and quite frankly I'm pretty sick of them, that's all!

 

hhaha

you're entitled to your opinion

guess i can't turn you to the dark side

i'm desktops for life, love the performance to price ratio and how cool you can mod it. don't mind the lack of mobility since i don't think too much of a hassle to carry it and the monitor to lan parties.

 

whats the problem with a 20 inch laptop? i would get one. you can't say it lacks portability. It's definitely easier to carry a 20 lb laptop than a desktop tower with monitor. i don't understand how anyone can say it lacks portability. it just depends what you compare it to.

My Razor scooter is more portable than my car, but I could have gotten the lighter and slower off brand crappy scooter, crap on me!

 

People who are bashing someone for thinking a 20" laptop isn't portable must... be very weak

 

Please keep this discussion on-topic. I would also appreciate if the insults were left out. Thanks.

I really like the idea of the modified suitcase. That way you could roll it rather than having to carry it. I think that would work just fine for you.