It’s been some time since we discussed my mobile gear and never with the precision of jkOnTheRun or Engadget’s new Unbagging series – which inspired this post. So, without further adieu, let’s jump right in…
be.ez LABesace – I’ve always had something of a bag fetish, but until picking up the LAbesace, my primary gadget bag has been a backpack. I’m not sure what inspired me to go full-time with the shoulder strap, perhaps it was the more adult look. But sometime before CES in December 2008, I picked this up via Newegg site for sixty or seventy bucks. I had wanted the orange interior, but it wasn’t yet available in the US, so I went with green. And I’m man enough to carry a possibly Parisian woman’s tote. The LAbesace has a 13″ laptop sleeve and a hardened, domed area which nicely protects all sorts of things. Check out Engadget’s photo for a good look at the interior. The only thing the bag lacks is a little handle, which would be helpful getting it in and out of the car.
13″ Macbook – I wasn’t entirely sold on the need for a new laptop, but Best Buy’s Black Friday sale ($150 off) motivated me to pick up the 13″ unibody Macbook last November. More than OS X, I love the symmetry of the hardware and its humongo trackpad. In addition to the aforementioned Mac operating system, I also run Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 through VMWare Fusion. Although, I’ve had some third party memory problems – when installed, the Macbook doesn’t resume from sleep. Initially loading these virtual machines with the standard 2GB can be painfully slow.
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