Sleeves: Neoprene vs. Memory Foam?

[beginner0]

I did a quick search and don't think this has been explicitely discussed before. I am looking for a sleeve for the MBP, and came across two main types of materials: neoprene and memory foam. My friend has a memory foam sleeve for his iBook and it feels great, but apparently neoprene is what they use for wetsuits, among others.

So anyone know their main differences? pros vs. cons?

 

[KristieMac]

I'd be interested in some expert opinions on this, as well. I was looking at neoprene sleeves, but went with memory foam. I'm not quite ashamed to say that I bought it because it had a cool pattern.

But I digress. When I was looking around, I did see some bits stating that the memory foam was more protective. It's definitely cushy w/o being bulky. The neoprene cases I've seen don't look like they'd offer much shock absorption.

But what do I know? I've yet to find an article explaining the benefits of each.

 

[uicandrew]

i have a marware sleeve and it is neoprene, but that is because there are no memory foam cases with handles AND a shoulder strap.

if you find one, let me know!

 

[elithrar]

I went with neoprene because I couldn't find a plain, black memory-foam sleeve for my 15" MBP easily.

 

[ghettochild]

I currently have Radtech's Glove, which is neoprene, for my 17" PB. I used the Rebound, which is memory foam, for my previous 15" PB. The memory foam sleeve is somewhat thicker, though not much. I put the sleeve in the laptop pocket of my Crumpler bag, so the neoprene sleeve is absolutely sufficient.

If you just want to "throw" the laptop in some non-laptop bag, I'd go for memory foam (with regards to the Radtech products, anyway) as it's thicker.

 

[elithrar]

I bought a neoprene sleeve (an In-Case), mostly because I wanted a simple, inconspicuous sleeve without any patterns or 'panels' all over it. I hunted around a little for a memory foam sleeve (which I would've preferred), but the only one I ever remember seeing was in a store when I was in Dubai (and before I had my MBP) several months ago.

The neoprene sleeve is nice, mind you, but I'd have no issue shelling out money for a memory-foam based sleeve if I could find one I liked.

 

[klymr]

I just bought a neoprene sleeve today for under $23. It's a Tucano sleeve. I figured that it'll have good enough protection to keep my MBP safe while in my backpack. After I bought it and pulled my MBP out of my bag to put the sleeve on, the computer had a huge scratch across the top of the case. I was lucky that it was just rubber from the edge of the binder in my backpack. It wiped right off nicely. I might also snag a Speck case for the computer. I'd hate for this thing to get messed up after how much I paid for it!