The mini laptop is the new trend in personal computing. To be able to travel anywhere in the world and yet still have all of your music, movies and games with you, and also still be able to communicate with the world at the push of a few buttons is such an amazing advancement for humanity. The mini laptop is also environmentally friendly because it means no more need for creating millions of CDs and DVDs of music and games. Instead, everyone can just download the content needed without any extra resources being used. Now what about protecting the mini laptop while traveling? That question is often a neglected one, with most of the energy and time put into researching the computer itself and not the laptop bag. It is very important to make sure your new mini laptop is properly protected from bumps and bruises, as well as spills and inclement weather.
Most padded laptop bags are meant for full size laptops up to either 15.4 inches or even up to 17 inches in some cases. Now putting a 13 inch mini into a laptop bag meant for a 15.4 inch laptop might be ok, but the 8.9 inch mini won’t be so lucky. There are specially designed laptop bags that are meant for the new mini laptops up to 13 inches. These mini laptop bags come in a variety of styles, such as the messenger bag, a backpack or a mini sleeve.
Some laptop bags are more stylish, while others are more functional. The Belkin 7 inch quilted carrying case is a stylish way to carry around the smaller mini laptops in. The Belkin comes in a variety of colors, and is a cross between a laptop sleeve and laptop bag. With no extra room for accessories, this bag carries the mini laptop snugly inside, and has a shoulder strap for portability. Belkin also offers a neoprene sleeve that is without a shoulder strap. This sleeve is meant to protect the mini in a bag that is not originally meant for a laptop. The sleeve offers padded protection around the mini and lets you put it in any bag you choose.
Timbuk2 offers a messenger bag that is great for students, who often carry many bulky items as well as their laptop. The messenger bag has room for textbooks, notebooks, folders and accessories, and also has a padded space for the mini. This Timbuk2 laptop bag is waterproof, with a padded shoulder strap, which is very comfortable on the shoulder. There are pockets for organizing accessories and even a key ring. The messenger laptop bag fits up to 12 inch laptop in the padded section.

A friend and I both bought our 17″ laptop computers around the same time. Actually, I had just ordered mine from Dell when she walked in with her new HP computer. It’s a good thing I had ordered mine already, the new laptops with the wide screens are way cool.

Even though I bought the laptop with the idea of taking it with me when I traveled, the one thing I did not consider was buying a special laptop bag. I figured I would just put it in my old college book bag and call it good. But she had a really cool laptop bag, and I just couldn’t get it out of my mind.

On my first trip away with my new computer, I discovered a few flaws in using a regular book bag to carry the laptop around. This made me want a new women’s laptop bag even more!

First – it was not protected very well. I had to make my own laptop bag cushions by putting my extra clothes around the laptop because I didn’t want my water bottle and other items to scratch it – or worse yet, leak on it. This made it a little hard to take the laptop in and out of the bag when I wanted to use it on the plane. At that point, I thought maybe a laptop sleeve would come in handy.

I soon found out that even though my friend had a cool laptop bag, it was also a lot more functional than my regular book backpack. Of course, I had to do a lot of research before I settled on my first laptop bag, and since I wanted a really cool laptop bag there were a lot of things to consider. If you’re looking for a laptop bag – in particular a cool women’s laptop bag, here are a few things to keep in mind when selecting and purchasing your cool laptop bag online:

>> What do you really need? You will discover as you start to look through the available womens laptop bags that there are a lot of choices, so you need to first decide what kind of womens laptop bag you want. This will make your shopping go much faster.

Decide if you want a backpack type bag, or a messenger laptop bag (which usually means it is carried on the shoulder). Do you need a rolling laptop bag – If you have a 17′ laptop like mine, which weighs 9.3 pounds, it might get a little heavy in a backpack. Depending on your strength and ability to carry that load on your back, you might want to consider a rolling laptop bag.

>> Soft sided laptop bags vs. hard sided laptop cases: There are a lot of cool women’s laptop bags out there, but if you’re going to use your laptop bag to carry your laptop to meetings, you might want to keep the tone down a little, and consider a hard sided case. This will make it look more like a briefcase and help you stand out as being more professional.

>> How Much Does it Weigh? Last but not least, be sure to check on how much the bag weighs. Like I said, my laptop is over 9 pounds, and the women’s cool laptop bag that I almost bought weighed a little over 3 pounds. That’s a lot of extra weight to carry around for just a laptop carry bag. I choose instead a lightweight womens laptop bag, over a heaver leather bag (that’s just personal preference, of course). The lightweight pink laptop bag still had enough protection for my laptop, as well as enough space for my accessories, water bottle, extra clothes and a few snacks – and that’s also very important!