Brenthaven Fusion MB Messenger Bag?

[NickD]

For a little while now, I've been looking for a bag for my 12" PB G4, and was wondering about the Brenthaven Fusion Messenger Bag. Does anyone have one of these who can give me a testimony about it?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=9DD1981&nplm=TF767LL/A

Thanks,
NickD

 

[hogprint]

It is a monstrously huge bag. My MBP 15.4 was swallowed by it. I sent it back as it was too bulky for my tastes. YMMV.

 

[NickD]

OK. Thanks for the info.

Now I'm trying to decide whether I should get a backpack or a messenger bag. Here's what I need to use the bag for:

Biking/commuting around town
Carrying school books (not a ton, but a couple 500-700 pg. textbooks)
Holding other necessities (iPod, phone, etc.)

Any suggestions?

 

[hogprint]

I have tried both and wound up putting a rack on my cyclo-cross bike and carry an Arkel pannier:

http://www.arkel-od.com/panniers/briefcase/overview.asp?fl=1&site=

I also use a backpack on some days:

http://booqbags.com/s.nl/it.A/id.110/.f

Messenger bags bother me when the load gets pretty high.

 

[itsallinurhead]

The fusion is a huge bag. The bag, however, offers amazing protection for your computer. If you need to carry a lot of things with your laptop I would suggest it. Mine holds my MBP-WD Passport HD-Power Adapter-Two School books-iPod-and a bunch of other miscellaneous things like pens/pencils/DVI-adapter etc.

Overall I love the bag, but the laptop compartment is not optimized for a 12" notebook whatsoever.