I just bought the gorgeous Dell Latitude X1, which in reality is a Samsung Q30, which at any rate is a very small, very light, and needless to say, very sexy laptop. I luckily didn’t pay the extremely unsexy retail price for it. So to keep the new laptop safe I also purchased this 12″ laptop sleeve from Crumpler, who I’ve purchased from before for my main camera bag. It’s an amazingly good quality bag and I’d recommend any of Crumpler’s products to anyone. They’re just that sturdy.

The case came today, and even though the internal dimensions of the case didn’t exactly match the external dimensions of the X1 I was hoping that it would at least hold it securely enough to protect it from sliding and scratches. But no. The X1 is just too small. It’s smaller than Apple’s smallest laptop, the 12″ PowerBook.

2.53 lbs., 0.98″ x 11.26″ x 7.7″ (H x W x D) for the Dell Latitude X1 and note that weight is with the standard battery in. I’ve confirmed this with a digital scale in the cafeteria here which is used daily to see just how much to charge for my frogurt.
4.60 lbs., 1.18″ x 10.90″ x 8.6″ (H x W x D) for the Apple PowerBook G4 and note here that’s with the battery and the optical drive installed.
The optical drive is external on the X1, but the X1 has a 16:10 aspect ratio LCD.

Getting back to the point now… Why in the world does it seem like ALL laptop sleeves, like this very sexy one from Booq which I’d love to buy specifically design for and market themselves for the damned Apple PowerBook and iBook. There’s a sleeve from Case Logic but it’s only for 15″ laptops. Every 12″ sleeve I find is made for Apple’s. All the wide screen sleeves I find are for Apple’s.

It’s driving me mad. Do none exist!?

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