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Timbuk2 or Manhattan Portage?
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True, but theres gotta be a reason for that ha. The Manhattan bags look way more casual, which is nice, but the timbuk2 bags seem to be so much more handy and have more puches etc for things.
It looks like the Manhattan Portage bag I would get has a good amount of pockets/sleeves as well. Hmm. I wish there was a store around that carried both so I could try them out in person.
My vote is Timbuk2. The Napoleon pocket is sick. I have several Timbuk2 bags and with each one it took me a couple a months to notice the extra pockets.
From just looking at the Manhattan site, I'm betting Timbuk2 has more pockets. There are a lot of hidden pockets in the Timbuk2 bags.
From just looking at the Manhattan site, I'm betting Timbuk2 has more pockets. There are a lot of hidden pockets in the Timbuk2 bags.
yeah thats my biggest concern right now. also it looks like most of the T2 pockets have zippers on them so things wont fall out. Big plus.
I have had a custom Timbuk2 Laptop messenger bag for a little over two years now and it is great, unless you have to carry a bunch of stuff with you.
I had been waiting for the past 6 months to get an updated MBP 13" but when it was released with a C2D I just couldn't justify buying the 13". So I decided to get the 15". I am student so I carry my laptop everywhere I go but honestly my Timbuk2 bag probably would not have even been comfortable for touting around a 13" MBP + the usual stuff I take with me to school. Like all messenger bags, it just doesn't evenly distribute the load on your back and shoulders. Given this, I just bought a Tom Bihn brain bag. I haven't received it yet but everything I have read about Tom Bihn bags, including comments on this forum, have been fantastic.
Bottom line, unless you are only going to only carry a 13" around with you all day (i.e. with no other additional heavy items) I wouldn't get a messenger bag. But I know what it is like to have your heart set on a messenger bag. Unfortunately only experience taught me that they are a bad idea if you have to carry a somewhat substantial amount of gear around with you for extended periods of time.
By the way, if you want I am selling my Timbuk2 given that I just bought a brain bag. I paid $160 for the Timbuk2. It is a custom laptop messenger bag in large with black-gun metal-black color panels. It is in great shape. Let me know if you are interested.
I had been waiting for the past 6 months to get an updated MBP 13" but when it was released with a C2D I just couldn't justify buying the 13". So I decided to get the 15". I am student so I carry my laptop everywhere I go but honestly my Timbuk2 bag probably would not have even been comfortable for touting around a 13" MBP + the usual stuff I take with me to school. Like all messenger bags, it just doesn't evenly distribute the load on your back and shoulders. Given this, I just bought a Tom Bihn brain bag. I haven't received it yet but everything I have read about Tom Bihn bags, including comments on this forum, have been fantastic.
Bottom line, unless you are only going to only carry a 13" around with you all day (i.e. with no other additional heavy items) I wouldn't get a messenger bag. But I know what it is like to have your heart set on a messenger bag. Unfortunately only experience taught me that they are a bad idea if you have to carry a somewhat substantial amount of gear around with you for extended periods of time.
By the way, if you want I am selling my Timbuk2 given that I just bought a brain bag. I paid $160 for the Timbuk2. It is a custom laptop messenger bag in large with black-gun metal-black color panels. It is in great shape. Let me know if you are interested.
Thanks for the input! I feel what you are saying about messenger bags and weight, but I've been using them for around five years now and probably wouldn't opt for anything else. And I would probably buy yours but I need a medium. Thanks for the offer : )
