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    safe case for Ultrabay items?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by puthupa, Oct 19, 2008.

  1. puthupa

    puthupa Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    I'm wondering what other Ultrabay device owners are doing to keep their Ultrabay items safe. My laptop bag doesn't have a perfect-sized pocket for it - just a big one where it'd knock around with other items.

    The cardboard shipping box is working for now, but it's way bulky. Perhaps a tin pencil box might work (which of course I don't have handy ;-)). Any other suggestions?

    Gracias!
     
    puthupa, Oct 19, 2008
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  2. erpingham

    erpingham Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't have a Thinkpad or an ultra-anything, but, depending on the size/shape of the pocket you're talking about, you could pad/partition it w/foam. If nothing else, you can get one of those cheap sleeping bag pads that sell for $4-$10 and cut a pad to fit. I made a custom sleeve for my old (actually using it to type this) Toshiba laptop that slid inside my bookbag this way (foam and the wonders of duct tape).
     
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    puthupa Notebook Consultant

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    Unfortunately, the bag has a padded area for the laptop and the rest of it is one big area for stuff. I like the duct tape idea tho - way to keep things as lowtech as possible!
     
    puthupa, Oct 19, 2008
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