When traveling with a laptop case, which way should I put my laptop into the bag?

unsmashed · Jul 19, 2007, 09:53 PM

I just got done doing a week of traveling, constantly packing and unpacking my laptop into my laptop bag. It got me to thinking, which way is better for the laptop to be up, while in the laptop bag.

Imagine a laptop bag standing up - would you put the hinge of the laptop (where the keyboard and screen meet) at the top of the bag - or would you put the hinge at the bottom of the bag?

The vent is near the hinge - so having the vent in a place where it could breathe is probably the best spot.

What do you think?

MacNut · Jul 19, 2007, 10:18 PM

I go hinge down, It doesn't matter about the vents as the thing is sleeping and not producing heat.

balofagus · Jul 19, 2007, 10:34 PM

I go hinge up/out. I like to grab it at the back because on my iBook it has less give than at the front and I don't feel like I'm smwashing the screen.

Reaver · Jul 19, 2007, 10:38 PM

I travel with mine hinge up and out that way I grab the back of my MBP when pulling it out of my bag.

Sbrocket · Jul 19, 2007, 10:45 PM

I can't think of any reason that it would matter from a protection point-of-view, though feel free to correct me if you can think of one. A proper case for it should protect the laptop in any orientation. If the laptop has enough room to move around in the padding, you need a new case. Movement in the padding is the only possible reason I can think for the hinge positioning mattering, and even that's iffy.

I put my laptop in hinge up and with the Apple logo facing the back of my messenger bag+Brain Cell case so I can pull it out straight and just set it down without flipping it to get the orientation right or anything.

unsmashed · Jul 19, 2007, 10:45 PM

Sometimes I put the laptop into the bag hot - I would imagine having the hinge / vent up at that point would provide some benefit in letting the heat continue to escape

Royale w/cheese · Jul 19, 2007, 10:48 PM

I would say put it on the INSIDE of the bag.

I never really cared too much how I put it in, but I tend to put the rear down.

fab5freddy · Jul 20, 2007, 03:21 AM

i bought a see thru sealing for my MBP 15". It makes it so much
easier to grab out of your bag. With the factory make of the MBP, it slips out of your hand very easily. It is this helicopter wing protectant that i bought from Tekserve in NYC. It cost $ 40. forgot the name of it....

Jul 19, 2007, 09:53 PM	#1
unsmashed macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	When traveling with a laptop case, which way should I put my laptop into the bag? I just got done doing a week of traveling, constantly packing and unpacking my laptop into my laptop bag. It got me to thinking, which way is better for the laptop to be up, while in the laptop bag. Imagine a laptop bag standing up - would you put the hinge of the laptop (where the keyboard and screen meet) at the top of the bag - or would you put the hinge at the bottom of the bag? The vent is near the hinge - so having the vent in a place where it could breathe is probably the best spot. What do you think?
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:18 PM	#2
MacNut macrumors P6 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CT	I go hinge down, It doesn't matter about the vents as the thing is sleeping and not producing heat. __________________ Remember Sandy Hook. 42 the Final Season.
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:38 PM	#4
Reaver macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio	I travel with mine hinge up and out that way I grab the back of my MBP when pulling it out of my bag. __________________ New edition - 24" iMac 3.06ghz 4 gigs of ram, 15.4" MBP 2.33 2 gigs of ram 120 HDD
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:45 PM	#5
Sbrocket macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: /dev/null	I can't think of any reason that it would matter from a protection point-of-view, though feel free to correct me if you can think of one. A proper case for it should protect the laptop in any orientation. If the laptop has enough room to move around in the padding, you need a new case. Movement in the padding is the only possible reason I can think for the hinge positioning mattering, and even that's iffy. I put my laptop in hinge up and with the Apple logo facing the back of my messenger bag+Brain Cell case so I can pull it out straight and just set it down without flipping it to get the orientation right or anything. __________________ Unibody MBP 15" \| 2.53GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 320GB @ 7200RPM
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:34 PM	#3
balofagus macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada	I go hinge up/out. I like to grab it at the back because on my iBook it has less give than at the front and I don't feel like I'm smwashing the screen.
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:45 PM	#6
unsmashed Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	Sometimes I put the laptop into the bag hot - I would imagine having the hinge / vent up at that point would provide some benefit in letting the heat continue to escape
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Jul 19, 2007, 10:48 PM	#7
Royale w/cheese macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	I would say put it on the INSIDE of the bag. I never really cared too much how I put it in, but I tend to put the rear down.
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Jul 20, 2007, 03:21 AM	#8
fab5freddy Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Heaven or Hell	i bought a see thru sealing for my MBP 15". It makes it so much easier to grab out of your bag. With the factory make of the MBP, it slips out of your hand very easily. It is this helicopter wing protectant that i bought from Tekserve in NYC. It cost $ 40. forgot the name of it....
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