From: Steve Hultquist (ssh_at_leopard.com)
Date: Tue May 04 1999 - 15:21:44 EDT
>Option 2: The Caddillac of Standard Computer Cases
>
> Port. www.port.com. Back when I first got my TP 750C, it came with a
>bunch of coupons, one of which was $100 off a case made by Port. It was
>(is still) an expensive option, but a *very* good one (good enough that IBM
>had them making many bags to put the IBM label on--and you know IBM used to
>be a lot pickier about such things than they are today). I got a nice
>leather one that is as nice as or nicer than any briefcase I've ever seen.
>
> The beauty of most of the Port cases is that they cradle your
>notebook in
>a "sling" with dead air underneath. This allows a *lot* more leeway when
>or if you should drop the thing, as foam pads compress and don't allow as
>much "give" to protect the computer.
The Rolls Royce version of this is the new Computer Organizer bags by Tumi
(http://www.tumi.com). Tumi licensed the Port technology, and use the new
version that actually has *two* slings. I have dropped a Thinkpad from 30"
inside my old Thinkpad/Port case without a problem.
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