In recent weeks, my back has been acting up a bit. By a bit, I mean a lot — most likely due to all the driving earlier in the month. Dre, being the sweetie she is, decided that my birthday gift should be a new laptop back that carried better on the back. After looking at a lot of options we decided on the Timbuk2 Hacker bag.
The bag arrived yesterday in this awesome, rocket pop themed shipping bag. While it might look small, it snugly fits my 15 inch G4 Powerbook without a problem. And there’s still plenty of room for both papers and ancillary electronic devices (digital cameras, digital voice recorder, wireless mouse, etc).
What makes the Hacker pack extra cool is that it also has a “backpack mode.†Like a Transformer, you can pull out hidden shoulder straps and convert it to a full on backpack. I haven’t had a chance to test that mode yet. As a messenger bag, the weight seems distributed better than with my old pack (which put it all on my shoulder/one half of my back).
If all goes well I post some more on the bag next week.
