Luke122
09-12-2007, 09:33 AM
Pelican Cases – Laptop Case
How many people here have dropped a laptop? *raises hand sheepishly*
I know that this is something that will probably happen to everyone at some point, but I think that I’ve found a way to minimize the possibility of damage. Now this certainly won’t help you if you drop the laptop while it’s out of the case, that’s where we are thankful for rugged design and HDD protection. What I’d like to talk about today (err.. write about?) is proper cases for protection and storage.
This morning as I was getting into my car, I had the unfortunate luck of the strap on my laptop case breaking, and the unit falling 3 feet and landing on concrete. It landed right on the corner too… on my toes.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image016-1.jpg
*imagine several intense minutes of curses and hopping around*
I haven’t got a small laptop either. It’s an older Dell Inspiron 8600. I’d say it’s somewhere around 9 lbs; enough to break toes. I was positive that I’d seen the end of the machine.
I tossed the case into the truck (angry at the broken strap, and the smashed foot), and drove to work. By the time I got here, the pain had subsided enough to venture opening the case. I was positive I’d see a cracked screen at the very least.
Imagine my surprise then, when I turned it on, and NOTHING WAS WRONG AT ALL. I’m writing this article on it, and it’s been running successfully for over 40mins now. So that got me thinking about the case that was protecting it. Despite my anger over the broken strap (which I’ll explain in a second), I was so happy that the laptop survived the fall that I decided to write a review of the case for you all.
I apologize now for the crap pics, I'm using my cell phone atm, as the camera battery is on the charger.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image007-2.jpg
The case is a Pelican 1490 Cases, made by Pelican Products. The case is made of “polypropylene copolymer” which is basically a really tough, dense plastic. It’s watertight, foam padded on the inside, has a seatbelt strap for the laptop, a separate storage tray to the right, and a pair of leather-ish pockets inside the lid.
Inside shot:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image028.jpg
Pelican's Official Site, with Specs on this case. (http://pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1490)
It is resistant (non-reactive) to nearly all chemicals, waterproof, safe to 98.9degrees Celcius, and will float with up to 20lbs weight in it.
Now, I should mention that this isn’t a cheap case, nor is it light.
Tiger Direct Sells it! $159.99 CAD (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=622012&sku=P335-1018)
It retails around $150 CAD depending on where you get it, and weighs 8lbs EMPTY. This thing is heavy duty though, so if you need a tough case to survive extreme conditions, get one of these.
**Note: Apparently Krylon Fusion Paint will work on this case, even though its nonreactive nature makes it notoriously difficult for adhesives and paint to adhere to it. **
How many people here have dropped a laptop? *raises hand sheepishly*
I know that this is something that will probably happen to everyone at some point, but I think that I’ve found a way to minimize the possibility of damage. Now this certainly won’t help you if you drop the laptop while it’s out of the case, that’s where we are thankful for rugged design and HDD protection. What I’d like to talk about today (err.. write about?) is proper cases for protection and storage.
This morning as I was getting into my car, I had the unfortunate luck of the strap on my laptop case breaking, and the unit falling 3 feet and landing on concrete. It landed right on the corner too… on my toes.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image016-1.jpg
*imagine several intense minutes of curses and hopping around*
I haven’t got a small laptop either. It’s an older Dell Inspiron 8600. I’d say it’s somewhere around 9 lbs; enough to break toes. I was positive that I’d seen the end of the machine.
I tossed the case into the truck (angry at the broken strap, and the smashed foot), and drove to work. By the time I got here, the pain had subsided enough to venture opening the case. I was positive I’d see a cracked screen at the very least.
Imagine my surprise then, when I turned it on, and NOTHING WAS WRONG AT ALL. I’m writing this article on it, and it’s been running successfully for over 40mins now. So that got me thinking about the case that was protecting it. Despite my anger over the broken strap (which I’ll explain in a second), I was so happy that the laptop survived the fall that I decided to write a review of the case for you all.
I apologize now for the crap pics, I'm using my cell phone atm, as the camera battery is on the charger.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image007-2.jpg
The case is a Pelican 1490 Cases, made by Pelican Products. The case is made of “polypropylene copolymer” which is basically a really tough, dense plastic. It’s watertight, foam padded on the inside, has a seatbelt strap for the laptop, a separate storage tray to the right, and a pair of leather-ish pockets inside the lid.
Inside shot:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p176/lukifer122/Image028.jpg
Pelican's Official Site, with Specs on this case. (http://pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1490)
It is resistant (non-reactive) to nearly all chemicals, waterproof, safe to 98.9degrees Celcius, and will float with up to 20lbs weight in it.
Now, I should mention that this isn’t a cheap case, nor is it light.
Tiger Direct Sells it! $159.99 CAD (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=622012&sku=P335-1018)
It retails around $150 CAD depending on where you get it, and weighs 8lbs EMPTY. This thing is heavy duty though, so if you need a tough case to survive extreme conditions, get one of these.
**Note: Apparently Krylon Fusion Paint will work on this case, even though its nonreactive nature makes it notoriously difficult for adhesives and paint to adhere to it. **