Dropbox has a packrat service that keeps all iterations saved. That's what I use.

That's a great name for that. Is it your name or theirs? And it only comes with the paid version, I believe.

Thank you, yes, I know all that. As I said, I've been using Dropbox for years.

When I was commuting with a laptop and other stuff, I'd have everything in a bare-bones messenger bag, with the laptop in a neoprene sleeve, and then I'd put the messenger bag into an Ortlieb rolltop pannier and mount that to a rear rack. To get it off my back and for the waterproofedness of the Ortlieb pannier, if it rained. Being in a sleeve, and an intermediate bag, made me unconcerned with bumps/shocks while riding with the laptop in a pannier.

But this was for a 5-6-mile (one-way) commute that I'd make, rain or shine. If you're talking about a shorter ride to a cafe that's also totally discretionary, then I'd just wear the laptop in a backpack or messenger bag.

If you really don't want to wear something on your body and the ride isn't especially rough, and you have your laptop in a thick sleeve and it's totally powered off, then I wouldn't worry about the danger of incidental road chatter.

Discretionary? Where/when was that established?

I ride with a backpack as well. No issues.

one of these?
 

I've always ridden with backpacks and messenger in the past but if I decide to return to commuting I never will again. The last time I tried it with my messenger it was a real hassle. I have a couple of books and a workstation laptop and it was a real chore keeping it cinched. Not only did it cut off my circulation making it very uncomfortable, but it kept displacing my course due to the weight imbalance.

I literally had to twist my torso the entire ride to keep it from pulling me out of the path and into traffic. I will get a pannier next time, and hopefully something with a quick release (there are some great expandable ones with rain covers but they're expensive).

When I worked the night shift at the hotel, I had with my Topeak trunk. I could remove both the trunk and the arm with a simple quick-release. But I had a designated out of the way corner in the garage to keep my bike with no fear of theft.

I have a Knog messenger bag/pannier with a padded spot for a 15" computer. I've been using it for years and never had any problems with either a Lenovo or my current MBP. The biggest problem was that as a pannier it only attached at the top and wasn't secured at the bottom to the rack, so I've used a bungee cord to keep it stable. I just had a thread about looking for something new but upon inspection of a sample of panniers at REI decided that what I have is really what I want. It is by far the cheapest option I've seen too. Knog Franks Dog bag I don't think this listing includes the pannier conversion gear, just the bag.

Old job: 3.5 miles=backpack with laptop sleeve.
New job: 7.5 miles=panniers.
I guess that's my line. Anyway this works really well - I use the industral-strength bubble wrap that the laptop shipped in.

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I stopped reading once I realized it was a Macbook.

Why they're better quality and excellent value per £,$,€.

I'll never go back to a non-Mac.

It was a joke. ^^Like a lot of Japanese cars when compared to American. That used to be true.

Topeak MTX Office Bag:
bikeforums.net/commuting/572127-topeak-mtx-office-bag-rack-trunk.html
amazon.com/TOPEAK-63009812-MTX-Office-Bag/dp/B001T2XVYU

We'll I'm rolling on a rMBP that's about to hit 2500 charge cycles. Don't see that with an non-Apple machines.

Also, over here the price differences are quite small (this rMBP was only €800 when I bought it 5 years ago.)

Macs are good for desktop publishing and artsy production. I use to feel the way you do and then found ThinkPad. Thinkpads last longer, are built like tanks, much more serviceable and in the long run a better value. A ton more software available too.

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No, they're hardcore science machines due to the proximity of OSX to Unix. Most people in my field run Macs, and this field has won the most Nobels in Chemistry in the last 10 years (X-ray crystallography.)

Crystallography on OS X - OS X Scientific Computing

I think you're prejudiced and working with outdated information, but that's what I would expect.

In addition, I think it's quite hard to question the durability of just about any Mac product. I'm typing this on a 2012 rMBP that's seen more usage than just about any ThinkPad (Lenovo) machine in existence.

You sound like an elitist snob with a narrow mind but sometimes things written on the net come out wrong. I've owned both and now only work with ThinkPads. Simple economics and engineering. Do the math and count the ThinkPads vs MBPs here.



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Granted the US govt recently suspended ThinkPad usage on the ISS and has gone to HP laptops. Can your MBP do this?

Most space programme are obsolete. We can discuss the nuances at some other point.

I've got a research group to run that publishes quite well on Apple products. You started the aggressive conversation and can't really finish can you?

Your rebuttals consist of nothing more than boasts and disparaging comments. ThinkPads run OS X too.

I can say something good about any computer. In the above case, both are excellent machines. Mac biggest claim to fame is its unibody and lightness, and of course, industry leading customer service. Lenovo has move up significantly in recent times and challenge to be the largest manufacture in the world. Their computers have become very stylish, and cover a wide gamut from thin and light, to workstation.

I'm providing examples, albeit my own so it is boasting as well (feel free to contribute to such behaviour unless there is nothing to boast about). I'm pushing out papers that can't have a single calculation error, do you think I'm going to run a hackintosh? This is what happens when a sign is flipped.

Retraction | Science

I think you neither need to start providing examples or bowing out of the conversation as all of your commentary has been unevidenced by anything you've participated in. Maybe, I'm wrong here, but so far it doesn't seem like it.

In all fairness, it appears the retraction is due to an in-house reduction program which I interpret as software, not hardware. I ain't running a hackintosh either, but know it's possible to run OS X on a ThinkPad. I do run W7/W10/Kali/Arch/Debian on TPs and the batteries are replaceable by myself.

We'll agree to disagree. My bride is an artist who runs high dollar Macs. I know Macs are beautiful machines but at some point the money runs thin. In a perfect environment, nothing fails but we all know Murphy's Law too well and can only plan ahead.

No successful person would spend their own money on Mac. It's either by governmental grant or a depreciating business asset. It's not different than any other piece of lab or business equipment.