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Air and Travelling

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mattpreston11

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Just wondering what others take with them when they travel with their air?

I'm away quite alot, and I was thinking that usually I take:

Macbook air 11''
Cheap Sleeve (to stop air getting scratch in my bag)
500GB 2.5'' USB drive
Magsafe charger
HDMI cable
Display port to HDMI adapter
Bluetooth mouse (sometimes)

I go away most weekends and frequently work away for a week or more.

Realised that's quite alot, sometimes I go away at the weekend and don't use any of the above.

Anyone else?
 
I travel quite a bit to various work environments, do a lot of presentations, video calls etc so need a few more cables and adapters but still end up with a very small lightweight package.

Incase Bag (holds all of the below)
Leather Sleeve
MBA 11
Magsafe Adapter with plug and cord
USB Ethernet Adapter
Displayport Adapters (VGA, DVI)
Video Cables (VGA/DVI)
iPhone Headset (for music and video/voip calls)
iPhone/iPad USB cable
Mini/Micro USB cable
32gb Flash drive

Destinations I spend significant amounts of time at usually have an external monitor, keyboard and mouse available. If they didn't I'd likely bring a mouse and use my iPad to extend my screen real estate. My Incase bag would easily hold these things as well.
 
I'm a consultant who is on the road every day and uses the Air as my main computer.

Macbook Air 13"
iPad2
Magsafe Adapter with plug
USB Ethernet Adapter
Displayport Adapter (VGA)
Magic Mouse.
Huawei Mifi 3G.
Kallin USB Hub.
Small USB charger lead for the Mifi
Small Apple charger cable for my iPhone / iPad.
USB Memory stick.
Headphones
A couple of MontBlanc pens and a cleaning cloth.

All fits in a robust Thule case that protects it all with a life on the road.
 
I've traveled extensively with my MBA 13" and it's a wonderful road warrior! The MBA 11" is obviously better in this regard, but it's "lacking" once you're on your home desk.
 
I travel a lot internationally. I have a man bag for the flight / moving around and a carry-on bag with rollerboard that I leave in the hotel.

The man bag (SFbags Vertigo small) has:

iPad 3 (Belking back, smart cover)
external keyboard (Incase Origami Workstation)
Macbook Air 11" (iPearl case)
iPhone (Otterbox case)
MBA power cord
USB cable for iPhone / iPad
Apple in-ear headphones

Of course, I have extra batteries, the iPhone/iPad charger, and other stuff in my carry-on. But, the stuff in the man bag is what I carry on the road. Depending on the type of trip, I often end up leaving the MBA in the hotel room in my carry-on, because I do most of my work on the iPad.
 
All the stuff above plus a projector...use a saddleback thin brief, timbuk2 makes clear one sided mini cable and junk bags in sm,m and large....make everything easy to find....
 
Redbull916 said:
I'm a consultant who is on the road every day and uses the Air as my main computer.

Macbook Air 13"
iPad2
Magsafe Adapter with plug
USB Ethernet Adapter
Displayport Adapter (VGA)
Magic Mouse.
Huawei Mifi 3G.
Kallin USB Hub.
Small USB charger lead for the Mifi
Small Apple charger cable for my iPhone / iPad.
USB Memory stick.
Headphones
A couple of MontBlanc pens and a cleaning cloth.

All fits in a robust Thule case that protects it all with a life on the road.
Click to expand...

how is the magic mouse? I tried it in store and it felt cheap and not very precise
 
Mine is quite simple:

MBA 11"
knomo leather envelope
MagSafe Adapter with plugs for location I am going to
500GB USB2 HDD with cable
Backpack
 
- MBA 11"
- InCase neoprene sleeve
- iPad 2
- Magsafe power adapter (without the extension cord; use the same plug as iPod/iPad and can also use the travel adapter kit)
- Compact SD card reader
 
Interesting seeing all of you folks who take both an iPad and an MBA. And here I thought I was one of the few. :)

I use a variety of bags, but typically have the following with me:

MBA 11" (in a generic neoprene sleeve)
The New iPad (in a slim back shell and smart cover)
Dual port iPhone/iPad USB charger along with two cables
Regular iPad power adapter
Magsafe adapter with a plug for the other country I frequently travel to
Ethernet adapter for MBA
Airport Express (only when I don't bring my MBA ... otherwise the MBA can act as a wireless router)
500GB slim USB drive that also doubles as a Time Machine backup drive for my iMac at home
Bose earphones with mic
 
Great Thread!

in the Tucano Second Skin With Me:

- MBA 2012 13" i5/8GB/128GB
- USB to Ethernet adapter
- Mini Displayport to VGA adapter
- Pendrive USB Kingston DataTravelere Elite 3.0 16GB
- Apple cloth

in the bag:

- Magsafe + world plug adapters
- Logitech m555b Mouse
- Dock connector to USB cable
- USB Power Adapter
- Apple headphones
- iPhone 4 16GB Black

and that's only the electronic content of my entire bag :)
 
I find the 13" MBA to be an excellent travel companion. This is what my briefcase has in it every day (for work and travel):

Filson 257 Briefcase
WaterField Outback Sleeve (Horizontal)

2012-07-20T11-08-53_0.jpg



Contents:

13" MBA in sleeve
iPad 2 (Belkin Snap Shield and Smart Cover)
MBA charger with extension
6" Ethernet cable
iPhone/Pad cable
Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Leatherman Wave
4Sevens Quark MiNi 123 Flashlight
Shure e2c IEM Headphones
Pens, Pencils, Stainless Sharpie
Ronson Jetlite butane torch lighter
Moleskine notebook
Car/Work/House keys and wallet

2012-07-20T11-08-53_1.jpg
 
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I have multiple offices for my business, so I am travelling between them. I also take my 11 inch Air when I travel.

I have a couple of bags that I can choose from, depending on my needs for that particular trip.

For trips between my offices, I use my daily Tenba Mini Messenger bag. This is really a camera bag, but it has a separate slot inside for an iPad or a MacBook Air (13 or 11 inch). The Air slips right in there. I have a separate Waterfield accessory case that holds a G-Tech 500GB Slim Drive (bus powered), the power brick, a couple of 6-inch USB cables, a Thunderbolt to Gigabit adaptor, and a 30-pin connector cord in case I need to charge my iPhone. The Waterfield case easily fits into the Tenba bag, along with the 11-inch Air, my paper files and other junk I need for the day.

For longer trips, I have a Waterfield MacBook Air Travel Express that holds all the above gear in a single case.

http://sfbags.com/products/air-travelexpress/macbook-air-travelexpress.php
 
I like to travel light.

Set 1:
  • mba 11" (speck shell, kbd protector, screen protector)
  • power adapter (standard) with home + away plug adapter (research what kind of plug the country of destination is using)
  • minidisplay to hdmi
  • headphone bose on-ear with mic
  • iphone/ipad cable

or

Set 2:
  • ipad2 with case (I think i got the odoyo ones)
  • ipad/iphone cable
  • power adapter (plug to usb) with home + away plug adapter
  • ipad hdmi adapter

In any cases, I always have my iPhone and an 8GB usb dongle strapped with a bunch of keys with me ;)
 
Booq Taipan Shadow medium bag holds the following and feels like the perfect fit for the kit inside. Even has a zipper slot along the back to slide over my rollerboard handle so I don't have to lug it around on my shoulder.

13" MBA in Speck Pixel sleeve (TSA friendly)
iPad 2 in iLuv padded sleeve (doesn't need to leave laptop bag for TSA)
45w Magsafe charger w/extension cable
Griffin mini cables for USB Mini, USB Micro and 30 pin dock
USB ethernet adapter
64GB USB flash drive (has software installers and Linux based recovery partition)
6ft USB extension
Duracell Powerhouse backup battery for USB devices
Belkin 3 port surge protector with USB ports
4 bit pen sized screw driver

I don't bother with a mouse since I do much more typing than anything else.
 
yeah i read about it, but note that he also carry his wife's stuffs, and both of them are detective gadgets.
 
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