As you may recall from earlier posts, I have been in search of a great laptop bag for my new Macbook Pro, and I am happy to say that my search has finally ended. In Pink Mac fashion, however, the decision was not cut and dry which is why this is going to be a two part blog post.
A few weeks ago I actually found and ordered a bag I found online, the Quimby from Clark & Mayfield. As you can see from these images, the Quimby is a beautiful laptop brief with fine leather trim, metal embellishments, and a beautiful quilted exterior- I ordered the seafoam blue, which is just a gorgeous color! The Quimby is made to fit up to a 15.4″ laptop and has plenty of room for all your accessories and gadgets in the main zipper pocket, however, it also has a second zipper pocket for documents, files, and whatever else a lady would need to carry in her briefcase. I received the bag 2 weeks ago via UPS and due to an illness of mine at the time, neglected to open it until a week ago. It was a beautiful bag with tons of space and just a perfect exterior, however, there were a few downsides to this bag for me.
First of all, the bag was heavy. I removed the stuffing in the bag to get a more accurate idea of the weight, but even empty the bag was a haul! Now, to the bag’s credit, it is very heavily padded having great protection from the leather and the cloth materials used and would undoubtedly protect whatever was inside, but for me it was just too heavy empty, let alone filled with all my gadgets.
The second downside I saw to the bag was the material lining the interior. As I mentioned before, the exterior of this bag appears to provide a high level of protection and was made from very fine leather and cloth materials that made the bag seem so elegant and upscale, however, once you opened it and felt the interior it was almost like night and day. I am not sure what the interior material was, but it was that papery slick material that crinkles. Now, I realize this type of fabric must make it so simple to slide your laptop and gadgets in and out of the bag, but I really had a problem with it. It seemed to me to be almost cheap and the fact that the fabric made a noise like the crinkling of paper really disappointed me.
So, of course I had to return this first choice of a laptop bag because it just didn’t suit my needs. It was such a shame too, because the bag was just so pretty and I hated to have to send it back, but for $90 I couldn’t just keep it and expect to purchase another bag, knowing full well I would never be able to use it.
{Images via Clark & Mayfield.com}