Originally Posted by
ptempel
OP why carry a laptop at all? If it were me, I'd leave the laptop at home and use another laptop or desktop for work. That's what I have now and its works ok for me. I have VPN access to work. If you don't have that, then maybe you can carry a USB stick or USB external 2.5-inch disk if you really need the files? I also don't go to Starbucks enough to justify having anything for there. Their coffee is too much $$ for what it is. If I want to pay for overpriced coffee, I'll go to Le Pain Quotidien (
Le Pain Quotidien - Bakery & Communal Table) here in the city and get a better cup of coffee.
Multimode commuting.
Some of my commutes are house 1, bike, work, train, subway, train, walk, house 2
or
house 1, bike, work, train, flight, subway, walk, flat 1
I really need it when I travel. Backpack is also the only thing that makes sense.
Although I expect more battery cycles than I'm getting out this MBP :/