I got a laptop bag for my birthday. My girlfriend keeps saying that it’s not easy to get something for me because I’m such a geek and I have all the gadgets she can think of. This computer was a nice idea though, because I have a netbook and I love to take it with me at all times and as such, it needs to be protected. Living in London signs some hard times for notebooks because you can always be caught by a heavy rain no matter what time of the day or month of the year it is.

If you take your laptop everywhere you go the best bet is to get a neoprene sleeve at least mainly because it is weatherproof. One can spill a whole bottle of soda over it without ever risking any damage whatsoever. I wouldn’t recommend that though, I like to play it safe, but if you are one of those guys who have to try everything, go ahead. Spill a glass of water on a zipped sleeve and see how much it helps.

Now my girlfriend is not really into netbooks, in fact she hates them with a passion. She says the screen is so small she can’t even tell if Windows or Linux booted up, exaggerating a little I guess… For me they are the perfect companions but that’s me and not everyone is the same fortunately. She works as a software developer so a bit more geeky than your average girl ideal, and that raises a few points, it’s hard to get anything for her as well.

A computer bag I wouldn’t mind getting her is the Belkin 15.4-Inch Neoprene Pixilated Sleeve. It’s effectively a 15″ laptop pouch made of neoprene with a handy zipper. What I really like about this particular solution is the design. It reminds me of hexagon a little, but overall it’s something a computer person should carry around. Belkin has earned its name by producing high quality computer accessories – they’ve got some really awesome game controllers, check them out – and networking equipment. I really trust them on this bag, and considering that this is made of 3 mm thick neoprene I have no doubts in that its capable of buffing out some smaller falls even, and on top of that come on it looks cool!
For $19 I wouldn’t really think twice getting one.

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