Comments on: This Fossil Messenger Bag Perfect for Netbooks

By: cary phillips

cary phillips — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:15:02 +0000

I got my bag from REI. Its the REI Boarding Bag ($39.50). It holds by HP mini with power cord and/or extra battery in the back pocket. The middle pocket has interior pockets for pens/change/etc. The front pocket holds receipts/notes/etc. There is also an open pocket on the back for papers, a small pocket on the front and a water bottle pocket on the side.

By: Alan J

Alan J — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:01:26 +0000

I bought a brand-new bag for my ASUS eee 904HA from Value Village for $7! I have no idea what it was originally intended for, but it is perfect.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:10:01 +0000

Oops, that Engadget giveaway is a 15″ model. Mine must be smaller, fits the MB like a glove. Also carrying the Consumer Reports Netbook edition today. :)

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:06:55 +0000

Lucious, I’ve been using this bag since just before CES – fits my 13″ MB perfectly and the domed front area is great for my adapter, camera, various cables. Think I got it for about $60 from Newegg.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/17/engadgets-recession-antidote-win-a-be-ez-labesace-lime-drop-la/

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:05:38 +0000

Fossil has a messenger bag that is only slightly bigger than this one. I waffled between that larger one and this one before deciding to go as small as possible. I was in the Fossil store in the mall so I could actually handle each of them.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:21:34 +0000

I would pick the Solo mini messenger bag – it’s small, has room for “junk” and fits anything from a netbook to a Sony TT.

That being said, James, can you recommend a good bag for a 13 inch? I’m looking for something more than that incase sleeve, but don’t want to move up to a 14/15 inch case.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:58:55 +0000

Good question but I don’t think so. I’ve used lots of bags with magnetic closures and never seen one cause trouble.

By: bob in pittsburgh

bob in pittsburgh — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:47:01 +0000

Any danger of those magnetic flaps interfering with the netbook’s hard disk drive? Just wondering.

By: Boca

Boca — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:04:12 +0000

I was given the Billingham Hadley Pro camera bag which I actually use for my Wind. http://www.billingham.co.uk/acatalog/Hadley_Pro.html

Unfortunately it costs about the same as a netbook!

By: Ricky Cadden

Ricky Cadden — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:51:17 +0000

My ‘gadget bag’ (or murse, as my friends like to call it) is a $20 Mossimo bag from Target that looks rather similar to this. It doesn’t quite fit my Dell XPS M1330, but it fits the Dell Mini 9 perfectly, with a TON of pockets for various cell phones, adapters, etc.

This is one of the things I love about netbooks – the ability to carry a full computer in my gadget bag, rather than needing to tote around a full-on laptop bag. Excellent find, James.