Laptop bags with magnetic closures - is this wise?

[colmaclean]

I'm looking at buying a Knomo Stirling bag for my MBP.

It has two magnetic closures and I'm wondering if these could have an adverse effect on the hard drives in my MBP/iPod.

I guess not, otherwise their designers would surely have noticed!

 

[alphaod]

Trust me the magnets in your HDD are a lot stronger.

Pretty much the only think you shouldn't do with put your HDD on something like a subwoofer magnet.