I have been using my brain bag now for a few months and have some feedback.
In general the bag is excellent. My boss liked it so much that he got one as well. I also bought a brain cell for my TiBook as well as a snake charmer and freudian slip-- that is about $235 of bag (don't tell my wife)-- which I must say has been worth it.
The waist strap went almost immediately. It would be nice if it were detachable like on the smart alec. I fly frequently and the straps were a hassle to deal with in putting the bag under the seat. The strap is also uncomfortable when fastened behind the back (to keep it from dangling).
Since the brain cell sits on the bottom of the bag it can be a bit cumbersome to pull the laptop out for airport security. I don't know what, if anything, could be done to make that easier. I have one of those handles for the TiBook which makes it a bit better but still not as smooth as it could be.
My snake charmer will not usually stay in place on top of the brain cell but rather slide down in front of the brain cell. It would be nice if there was a snap or some such thing to keep the snake charmer up where it is supposed to be. This would make it easier to put the TiBook back in the brain cell as usually I have to pull the snake charmer out from the depths of the bag before the TiBook will slip back in.
I like the two front (long) zippered pockets. However, they would work better if they had two zipper pulls each instead of just the one. I keep my iPod in one of them and if the bag is under a seat it can be awkward to pull that zipper to get into the pocket.
I know that the iPod case market is a bit saturated, but it would be nice to have an iPod case that clipped on or otherwise integrated well with the Brain Bag while also serving the dual purpose of pouring vast amounts of capital into the Port Angeles economy...
Anyway, I hope this feedback helps somewhat. I love the bag.
In general the bag is excellent. My boss liked it so much that he got one as well. I also bought a brain cell for my TiBook as well as a snake charmer and freudian slip-- that is about $235 of bag (don't tell my wife)-- which I must say has been worth it.
The waist strap went almost immediately. It would be nice if it were detachable like on the smart alec. I fly frequently and the straps were a hassle to deal with in putting the bag under the seat. The strap is also uncomfortable when fastened behind the back (to keep it from dangling).
Since the brain cell sits on the bottom of the bag it can be a bit cumbersome to pull the laptop out for airport security. I don't know what, if anything, could be done to make that easier. I have one of those handles for the TiBook which makes it a bit better but still not as smooth as it could be.
My snake charmer will not usually stay in place on top of the brain cell but rather slide down in front of the brain cell. It would be nice if there was a snap or some such thing to keep the snake charmer up where it is supposed to be. This would make it easier to put the TiBook back in the brain cell as usually I have to pull the snake charmer out from the depths of the bag before the TiBook will slip back in.
I like the two front (long) zippered pockets. However, they would work better if they had two zipper pulls each instead of just the one. I keep my iPod in one of them and if the bag is under a seat it can be awkward to pull that zipper to get into the pocket.
I know that the iPod case market is a bit saturated, but it would be nice to have an iPod case that clipped on or otherwise integrated well with the Brain Bag while also serving the dual purpose of pouring vast amounts of capital into the Port Angeles economy...
Anyway, I hope this feedback helps somewhat. I love the bag.
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