Modern-day Cache for Antique MacBook

[sharkpop]

Hi there. I'm looking for a Cache that would fit a 13" 2011 MacBook Pro. It has an optical drive, so it's considerably thicker than any newer-generation MacBooks (and most non-Mac laptops, as well). I've checked through the specs for all the currently-available Caches but none seems to have quite the right fit. A few months ago I asked the customer service folks for any suggestions and they indicated there might be a slight redesign on the next production run of Caches but I'm not sure if that happened or is still planned. It's more than okay if the fit isn't quite perfect; I'm having a tough time finding any manufacturers who sell a case or sleeve to fit one of these old beasts, so I'm willing to accept some wiggling/sliding (too big is better than too small, obviously). Dimensions for reference:

• Height: 0.95 inch/2.41 cm
• Width: 12.78 inches/32.5 cm
• Depth: 8.94 inches/22.7 cm

[G42]

Welcome to the Forums sharkpop !

[moriond]

Hi sharkpop You can probably get away with a slightly smaller size cache, but an old model cache that they made tons of (since it worked for lots of PCs in the 14” class, too) was the old size 6Z. The 13A is likely a better fit, but here’s an old post that gives those dimensions
Old Cache sizes? posted by autolycus in July 2022
https://forums.tombihn.com/forum/tom...ld-cache-sizes

There were/are tons of these around, although you may be trying to get a new cache. I shot a sequence of pictures to demonstrate that people were carrying 14” PCs could also fit their 14” laptops in the Mini Yeoman Duffel when it debuted.Here’s the post that shows that. I even put s Side Effect inside the 6z cache holding a laptop, and put that size cache holding a laptop into a Daylight Briefcase then dumped the whole shebang into the Mini Yeoman Duffel. (A big issue for the Night Flight Travel Duffel introduced around then was that you couldn’t use it to carry most laptops.

The 6Z would hold 13” MacBooks from about 2009.

HTH

moriond

[sharkpop]

Thanks for the welcome G42 and thanks moriond for the great advice! I'll look around for a 6Z, because I'd be happy to give a new loving home to an old case -- but if I don't get lucky in my search I'll just go for a 13A

[moriond]

Thanks for the welcome G42 and thanks moriond for the great advice! I'll look around for a 6Z, because I'd be happy to give a new loving home to an old case -- but if I don't get lucky in my search I'll just go for a 13A

Before they changed the design to make a single cache with rails that works in both horizontal and vertical orientations (pre-2018 caches), they had separate horizontal and vertical caches with rails that closed with a flap. I actually prefer to use these, and I’m able to find a cache for my 2021 14” MacBook Pro from my existing cache collection. Which orientation(s)/bag designs are you looking to match?