gro2709
07-04-2004, 02:13 PM
I've been looking to buy a new bag, but this time I'd like a combo bag for when I'm travelling by plane that combines my camera and lens and "stuff" with my laptop and its "stuff". Here's my dilema: I DO NOT use a Mac, and therefore my laptop has slightly different dimensions than Macs.
I have two laptops that I can carry (but only one at a time): a Toshiba A45 (13.2 x 11.7 x 1.9) and a HP zd7000 (15.7 x 11.3 x 1.85). I've already looked at, and then discarded the idea of, Tamrac bags because they're too tight to handle the Toshiba, and can't even consider handling the HP. Almost anyone can handle my Nikon D70 and its lens and stuff, but I want to take my laptop with me when I travel and take it as a carry-on.
So, to those who've already been using combo bags, what's the verdict? Any good choices? I've looked at the following on the web but not in person:
Crumpler's Brian's Hot Tub (http://www.crumplerusa.com/products/camerabag/brians_hot_tub.html)
Lowepro's CompuTrekker AW (http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/trekking/computrekkeraw.htm) and Stealth Reporter 650 AW (http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/stealth/stealth650.htm),
Is there another manufacturer that I should look at who carries the kind of bag I would like? And what can anyone tell me about these combo bags - durability, ease of customizing interiors, etc.
Thanks!
I have two laptops that I can carry (but only one at a time): a Toshiba A45 (13.2 x 11.7 x 1.9) and a HP zd7000 (15.7 x 11.3 x 1.85). I've already looked at, and then discarded the idea of, Tamrac bags because they're too tight to handle the Toshiba, and can't even consider handling the HP. Almost anyone can handle my Nikon D70 and its lens and stuff, but I want to take my laptop with me when I travel and take it as a carry-on.
So, to those who've already been using combo bags, what's the verdict? Any good choices? I've looked at the following on the web but not in person:
Crumpler's Brian's Hot Tub (http://www.crumplerusa.com/products/camerabag/brians_hot_tub.html)
Lowepro's CompuTrekker AW (http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/trekking/computrekkeraw.htm) and Stealth Reporter 650 AW (http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/stealth/stealth650.htm),
Is there another manufacturer that I should look at who carries the kind of bag I would like? And what can anyone tell me about these combo bags - durability, ease of customizing interiors, etc.
Thanks!