Those of us with large screened laptops that actually want to carry them around outside of the house are in the minority. Most people tend to pick the smaller 15.4" or even smaller netbooks.

Of course, you could always get a bike with larger panniers like the Xtracycle/Big Dummy/Ute/Hammertruck...

I'm not much of a photographer, but I hope that these give you some idea. Please note that I posted my previous message shortly after I got the pannier, and since then I have found that those plastic clips, which were initially very tight, have loosened up and are now easier to open. Also, as the photos show, my rack has one of those built-in spring clip thingies which make it harder to get at the bottom of the pannier clips. If your rack doesn't have one, the pannier's clips will be easier to get at. Having said that, you still have to push up on the bottom part of the clip (gray in these photos) to release it. So if you have big fingers, or a rack like some of the Blackburn mountain jobs with a big slab of metal running along the top and obstructing your access to the bottom of the clip, it might be kind of a pain.

I should add that judging from one of the photos on the link given by Timber_8, the hooks on the current model are different from mine, so my comments may not be relevant unless you're buying used.

Question for you Pobble,

Are you able to adjust the width of the hooks? Can you slide them closer together if you needed to? Or do they come 'set' in place?

Excellent photos and description Pobble.808 Thanks for the effort. Good observation about the top of the rack. I'll keep it in mind. Would flipping that "spring clip thingie" up and back give the ease of clearance you need?

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Yes, plenty of slide room - and it looks like the same is true of the new-style clips/ latches/ hooks shown in Timber_8's post.

Yes, good point, that definitely helps.

Anyway, I hardly ever take the pannier off my bike on commuting days. I just put all my stuff in a canvas shoulder bag which I slip into the Carradice and pull it out when I get to work -- much faster and simpler than attaching/ detaching the pannier itself, and the canvas bag is significantly lighter to carry around.

Thank you Screech,
I personally appreciate you review Carradice Bike Bureau. I did put my order in over the weekend for this Item. I have shared some email correspondence with Carrdice & was surprised with the personal contact with there personal. I get so use to computer generated response that it caught me by surprise. My experience so far has been excellent. I had not intended on commuting with my computer but have decided I would give it a go if I could find a bag I would feel comfortable transporting my 17" laptop. I am a division manager in my company & I tend to keep a casual dress code with my employees and encourage them to bike into work. I have arranged a spare office for bike parking within my building as well as lockers & a changing room. I do not require anyone to ware a suit so that is not an issue. I have some employees that like to use there own laptops as a companion to the office computers. I figured since my commute is the longest this would be a good test for laptop transport.