From: Michael Geary (mg_at_mg.to)
Date: Fri Sep 04 1998 - 19:34:35 EDT
>>>> I don't know what is a good case, but I can tell you what is a *bad* one:
>>>> the Port cases with the "sling" suspension. My ThinkPad 600 has two big
>>>> scratches in its top cover, thanks to the idiotic design of the Port
sling
>
>>>Be careful. Not all Port cases are the same. The ThinkPad Sport case by
>>Port
>>>has no buckles of any kind that can scratch your ThinkPad. It only has a
>
>>Good point! My comments apply only to the Port sling cases that use buckles
>>to fasten the sling and have nothing separating the buckles from the
>computer.
>
>So, how can I figure out which of the models have this problem? From
>looking on the web, it seems impossible to tell. They just all say, "has
>SafePORT Sling Suspension System."
>
>Shopping on the web for a carrying case really sucks, by the way.
The only case I have personal experience with is the one I have, the
ThinkPad Compact Case. You can see the problem in Port's own photograph:
http://www.port.com/docs/thcomp2.htm
The ThinkPad Standard Case clearly has the same problem:
http://www.port.com/docs/thstand2.htm
In both these photos, you can see where nothing protects the computer from
those hard plastic buckles.
Personally, I would simply never buy anything from Port ever again. There
are lots of other companies who make good cases. The Tenba cases might be
worth looking into: they've always made my favorite camera cases.
-Mike
http://www.geary.com
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