Tech-Friendly Backpack Round Up

[LinusTech]

Hey Guys,

 

Need to see at least a couple hundred "yes" votes if I'm going to put the effort into this to make it worth doing.

 

Also need anyone who votes yes to submit a bag they want to see reviewed. I'll probably only pick the most popular 3-5 though...

 

Linus

[Lays]

Sure, seems like a cool idea.

 

I had a backpack in school that had like 1234123412341234 compartments, I'll see if I can find the model.

[Riddler356]

I don't care, I just want a bag lineup.

[DBells94]

sure, why not?

[Aleks]

Skooba bags are sweet. I would love to see a review on this one.

 

http://www.skoobadesign.com/classic-p415-the-original-briefcase

[nilsepils]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/842978788/ember-equipment-modular-urban-pack?ref=discovery

The modular urban pack looks really cool, but it's a Kickstarter and it hasn't finished yet unfortunately

[Maslofski]

no need, any backpack i own has a laptop slot, and i can keep them for 3-5 years.

[Lays]

@LinusTech I can't find the one I had back in school, it was like this:

 

It had literally 12394124 pockets, and a zipper compartment just for a laptop, with tons of padding around the laptop.

It was extremely adjustable too.

 

"OGIO" is the brand

[Henry]

@LinusTech


What about @Slick 's bag? The thing that can fit a body?

[Maskot]

Geographic!

[SlaughterSmurf]

Not sure of any models, but I would rather see a backpack rather than a satchel.

[Tohos]

Would love to see this bag reviewed. They seem to have a lot of flexibility in mind but the price seems a bit high =S

 

http://www.booqbags.com/us/backpacks/boa-flow/BFXL-BLR

[Meteora]

I would like to see the asus rog shuttle gaming backpack reviewed. looks pretty cool to have my notebook in, technically you can classify it as a bag

 

http://www.asus.com/Computer_Bags/ASUS_ROG_SHUTTLE_BACKPACK/

[bradscoolio]

@LinusTech What do you mean by Geography? 

[Owzmos]

I like the new spigen bags. They seem to have a ton of tech supporting compartments.

[shimmikins]

i recently did a tech backpack and just need one more thing to make it fully complete.. more than happy to share teh items i included if ppl want

[ZombieBacon]

First time I've heard the term, tech friendly backpack.  Am I safe to assume it has more features then a just laptop pocket?  So why not?

[meritmaster]

I am looking forward to this!

[Sparxmgb]

Yes, no, and geography....yup, it all makes perfect sense...?

[WilliamNorge]

Here is the Osprey notebook/tech and tablet series! Amazing bags. You should really considering testing one out :-)

http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/view-by-series/everyday-commute/portal-series

It's the Europe site, but it is an American brand.

[shimmikins]

things in my tech bag...

 

[edit] forgot to mention this is all in a Everki 16in Flight Backpack [/edit]

 

1 - batteries

2 - phone charger cable

3 - USB -> LAN

4 - USB -> sound

5 - Pen

6 - Pointing device (mouse/trackball)

7 - USB extension

8 - 5m Cat5e cable

9 - USB SD card reader

10 - toolkit

11 - 3.5mm -> 3.5mm audio cable

12 - USB -> SATA/IDE adaptor

13 - DVI -> VGA adaptor

14 - USB drive sticks

15 - OS/Drivers cd's

16 - PS2 -> USB adaptor

17 - 240v power splitter

18 - torch

19 - USB car charger

20 - velcro straps

21 - USB speakers

22 - laptop charger

23 - laptop

24 - gamepad (for those times when ya need to close off the outside world cause of the idiots out there 

 

items on wishlist  to complete tech bag

 

1 - headphones

2 - mechanical keyboard (looking at the ducky shine 3 TKL or CM quickfire stealth TKL)

3 - Zalman 2.5" USB 3.0 ZM-VE300B External SATA HDD Case (to replace CD folder)

4 - Hotway ProBox 7800mAh Power Bank

 

 

sorry for the shitty phone pic.. got nothing better

 

[pauloforte]

IMO, I don't think there's a need for this. Backpacks need to have the laptop compartment, enough space/pockets for the accessories and to have the necessary durability to carry around 5 kgs of stuff and still last 4/5 years... And - again, IMO - anyone with 2 grs for a brain can figure this out while they're shopping for it.

Tech, on the other hand, relies on benchmarking, comparison and compatibility tests, etc etc, which can not be easily performed by the common user prior to a purchase.

Having said this, however, having these quasi-tech topics once and a while is perfect - like the ones where you show what you and Slick carry on themselves all the time -, as long as it doesn't harm the regularity of the tech reviews.

 

I myself have an orange Swiss Travel Products "City Navigator" backpack for 5 years now which I used non-stop for 3 years directly after purchase and is still my only laptop backpack. I chose it as an excellent value backpack and it's still going strong to this day.

I must say, at the time of purchase I didn't feel the need to go looking for reviews to buy a backpack, but then again I'm not a professional tech. (EDIT: ... nor do I do any sort of travelling with my tech other than going to work (bike every day for 3 years) or going back to my country for holidays (by plane twice a year)....)

 

EDIT2: Plus, the choice is so vast that it I think it would be quite impossible to have a fair review of this topic. I mean, in tech you have AMD vs NVidia, AMD vs Intel, Corsair vs CM vs NZXT vs Steelseries vs a handfull of other ones, and you know that anything that comes out in these categories will either be a good product from these brands or a sporadic good product from some other brand. In bags, on the other hand, there is just a VAST amount of good products and brands out there. i mean, who ever heard of "Swiss Travel Products"? I, personally, had never heard of Everki, for example (as per the post before mine...)

 

I guess what I'm trying to say (and ultimately rambling about) is: unless there is an EXCEPTIONALLY good product that really stands out a good deal from the rest, either by innovation or just sheer quality, I personally wouldn't tune in for this topic alone.

[nillas12]

I still swear by my Everki Titan, following your recommendation in a video a while back. But sure, round-ups are cool.

[/etarulf]

@LinusTech I can't find the one I had back in school, it was like this:

 

It had literally 12394124 pockets, and a zipper compartment just for a laptop, with tons of padding around the laptop.

It was extremely adjustable too.

 

"OGIO" is the brand

Ogio gambit 17 is pretty sweet, I am currently using it and it has a decent amount of compartments

[Lays]

Ogio gambit 17 is pretty sweet, I am currently using it and it has a decent amount of compartments

 

 

I can't remember the model I had in like.. 9 th grade (like 7 years ago) but it was really nice, and had lots of compartments for nic-nack type things.