Otterbox has made some hardcore cases, and this laptop case is no exception. If you love your laptop and are prone to banging it around (or having things bang into it), this case is your best bet for keeping your baby as safe as possible. That is, if you have the back and shoulders of a damn body builder…
For a short, scrawny girl, carrying this case around was a biotch.
The case itself weighs 6 and 3/4 pounds, plus my honkin’ laptop of around 4 pounds, means fricking eleven pounds slung over my back along with a backpack and purse. With a backpack full of textbooks, I was seriously hurting at the end of the day. You may call me a weakling, but I can assure most people toting around laptops are in worse shape than I.
Here is some information provided by Otterbox about this laptop case:
The OtterBox 7030 Laptop Case protects your computer like no other case on the market, and it follows in the OtterBox legacy by offering complete waterproof protection. This case can be used to safeguard slates, tablets, ultra mobile PCs and convertible tablet PCs. The OtterBox 7030 Laptop Case will fit up to 15″ laptop screens- including laptops with widescreen displays.
Customize the case to your laptop with the included rubber bumpers! Included with the OtterBox 7030 is a stylish Nylon file folder that mounts to the lid of the laptop case so you can hold pencils, business cards, pens, files and more. Need the extra space? The file folder accessory is easily removed from the laptop case when not in use.
Exterior Dimensions (case only):
16.375″ x 14.50″ x 3.375″
Maximum dimensions this laptop case will accommodate (with the standard bumpers):
14.20″ (361mm) wide
11.20″ (284mm) deep
1.90″ (48.3mm) thick
Weight (case only): 6.75 lbs. (3.1kg)
The Otterbox laptop case is pretty sweet, not considering its behemoth weight. The case comes with removable bumpers so you can customize the interior of the case to fit your own unique laptop.
I was oddly impressed by the velcro that Otterbox uses, it isn’t hard and pokey like typical velcro. The interior strap is made of this material, and it is just as functional as regular velcro, but softer to the touch.
The case also is available with a removable file folder for all of your papers, calculators, business cards, and writing utensils. The folder slips inside your case, but takes up room that may be in use by your laptop. The laptop case has two latches to keep it shut, and is lockable as well. The keys are somewhat flimsy, but having a lock is a nice option. The latches are heavy duty, and after being flung down a staircase, the laptop case was still shut.
Like other Otterbox products, the latches are somewhat difficult to open, but not impossible. Just don’t let anyone see you struggling with the latches… Otterbox brags that the case is waterproof, dust/dirtproof, and drop-proof. The case is made of high impact Polypropylene to keep your laptop safe, but this added protection increases the weight of the bag. The case has an inner seal that protects the insides from water, and even has a small drainage hole for the unfortunate sap that drops their laptop in the lake.
For all of this protection, this case costs a pretty penny. For two hundred dollars you could have almost any type of laptop case there is (Coach doesn’t make a laptop case, do they?).
I enjoy carrying magazines, textbooks, ipods, pens, homework, and the like in my laptop case. In the Otterbox case there isn’t room for me to tote all of my necessities. The only uses I can think of for this case are if you are checking in your laptop at the airport, backpacking or hunting with a laptop, taking your laptop to the beach, wading in the Amazon with your laptop, writing your next dissertation at your archaeological site, or reporting from Iraq in the midst of the war.
Okay okay, I’m sure there are people doing all of these things, and for them, this laptop case would be a practical purchase. However, for most students and business people in an office, there is no practical reason to wear out your arms and wallet with this case.
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