Originally Posted by
noglider
Laptops no longer have hard drives with platters that spin. Now they have solid state storage. As a result, they can take more shock. I just toss my computer in my bag. These days, I toss the bag into the basket on my rear rack and lash it down with a bungee.
Yeah, this. With the end of the era of spinning rust, laptop transport by bike doesn’t have to be fraught. Do you worry about your phone? Or an iPad? Modern laptops are pretty similar in that some basic care is adequate. A padded laptop sleeve would be a good idea if there isn’t one built into your bag. I’ve been riding back and forth with a laptop for years, mostly in a backpack but sometimes in a pannier or on a front rack (in the same backpack I would wear on my back). No problem at all.