Originally Posted by
treadtread
Do you *need* to carry that beast? Leave it in office, and use software that allows you to make a safe connection to that laptop from home (vpn + windows remote desktop should suffice on windows, or vpn + vnc/nomachine for linux). If you don't have a home computer, buy that instead of panniers

Leaving it at the office is not an option. Wherever I am, it must be with me.