Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
Arkel Commuter
Has a suspended laptop pouch, latching rack attachment which is adjustable for fore/aft location and comes off with a pull on one handle, has super-tough fabric, is water resistant, and you can get a fitted rain cover for down pours. Just big enough for laptop, lock, rain clothes, warm cycling clothes, work clothes and a few other random things.
I also have a 4-year next business day on-site service contract which I expect to use (I went through three main boards, one screen, and one hard drive in three years with my last Dell commuting with a back pack).
If your software needs are compatible, your files on a thumb drive or virtual machine on a USB hard drive would be easier to accommodate. Mine aren't.
I've seen this bag in person and the "suspended" laptop pouch is a lie. All they mean is that is has a separate kind of large pocket inside the bag which doesn't go all the way to the bottom of the bag. It's ok, it's not like I can find anything better, but I was definitely disappointed that there was no actual "suspension".
I'm sure it's a fine bag otherwise, as the guy points out if you set the bag down hard on the bottom probably helps that the computer isn't touching the bottom of the bag. Just annoyed that they called that "suspended".