Handheld School Bag Recommendations
Hi,
I'm looking for a handheld school bag that will fit my laptop (Thinkpad), a notebook, and a few folders. Budget is sub $200. I found this very affordable Jansport backpack that can be hand held tho i'm not sure if it makes sense styling wise: https://www.alumniofny.com/collections/bag/products/signature-srs-right-pack-black
Thank you for any help!
Alumni of NY
Signature SRS Right Pack 'Black'
A premium boutique with locations in Crown Heights, Flatbush and Flushing NYC.
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do you mean like more of a briefcase or tote style of bag?
sortve like a briefcase i think though anything that has well closed compartments for what i'm carrying would work
hmm herschel, bellroy, topo designs, rains, timbuk2 will probably have some decent options in that range
thank you!
yw!
ok so herschel doesn't really have what i'm looking for. checking the other 3 now
bellroy does but it's in the upper end of my price range
actually a bag I use a lot is a manhattan portage messenger bag that was handed down to me but it's too small for a laptop. let me see how much a larger one is
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a bit duffelly but i feel like it's a good option
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ooh this one looks good
should i do the smaller size or the larger size? the smaller one fits up to 13" laptops and the larger one up to 15.4" and my laptop is 13"
i feel like the laptop will jostle around less in the smaller bag if that makes sense?
actually it's 14" so i'll have to get the 16" one
not a fan of the portage color/material, idk it's neither leaning into the sports/tech of a messenger bag nor as nice or interesting as a leather briefcase might be.
and that laptop bag looks mad slim for other things
ooh my dad found his old leather briefcase for me, it's perfect
sortve padded inside and a comfortable leather handle
lol it's vintage but the leather quality isn't great 😂
my dad has a nicer briefcase too but he didn't offer that one lol
you can always restore the leather with conditioner
vintage leather briefcases look great!
There are some very simple and elegant old designer briefcases out there too if you're willing to search a bit and spend toward the upper end of your range