mac laptops

Oct 29 2008

Tom Bihn adds laptop bags for new 15-inch MacBook Pros to their catalog

I am a huge Tom Bihn fan. This is a company that listens to its customers and makes some great products. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Today, Tom Bihn announced sizes of their Checkpoint Flyer checkpoint friendly laptop briefcase and Brain Cell laptop case specifically for the new 15-inch MacBook Pro.

If you’re not familiar with the Checkpoint Flyer Briefcase, watch the video embedded here. It is the first airport security “checkpoint friendly” bag designed specifically for Mac laptops.

The Brain Cell is a laptop sleeve designed to be used alone or clipped securely inside a variety of Tom Bihn bags. Brain Cell compatibility in a Tom Bihn bag means that you will not just have your laptop held securely during transit, it also means if you buy a new laptop of a different size, you need only update the Brain Cell to make it fit in your bag!

The Checkpoint Flyer sells for USD$220 USD (including laptop insert). The Brain Cell (Size 4Z) sells for USD$60. Both are available for pre-order from the Tom Bihn website and ship by late November.

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May 4 2008

BookEndz Docking Station

bookendzxz4 20080513 194016 BookEndz Docking StationThe BookEndz are docking stations for the Mac laptops. They are available for quite a few different models including the MacBook Pros, MacBooks, and Powerbooks. I had the chance to test the 17″ MacBook Pro model. It has connecters for all the ports on the laptop, and a special area for the MagSafe power adapter.

Setting up the BookEndz is very easy; just plug in all your accessories to the back of the BoodEndz, and place your laptop in, sliding the sides into the ports of your laptop. There was one surprising thing though when I read through the manual–it instructs to shut down the computer before connecting to or disconnecting from the BookEndz. In my testing, it worked perfectly without shutting down my MacBook Pro to connect and disconnect the BookEndz. I talked to the support department at BookEndz and I was told that I should follow the directions in the manual. I see this issue as a major flaw.

The BookEndz are very well built, as I would expect for this high price point. It is very solid and I would have no concerns about build quality. Considering this product is for the Apple laptops, I would assume that BookEndz would try to match and compliment Apple’s design. In my view, this product does not do wonders from a design perspective, with quite bulky sides and back. It also is too big to use on a laptop stand like the Griffin Elevator.

The largest flaw with the BookEndz are the price. The 17″ MacBook Pro model, which I was testing retails at USD$319.95. They are a little more reasonably priced for the MacBooks, at USD$159.

This product successfully fulfills the advertised description, and overall is very good. It has a few design flaws that should be worked out, but for those looking for a dock for their Apple laptop, I would suggest looking at the BookEndz.

Product Info:
Name: BookEndz Docking Station for 17″ MacBook Pro

Price: USD$319.95

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May 25 2006

Mac Whacking– switching between desktop environments is a slap!

From this post by Tom Krazit at CNET we learn of Erling Ellingsen who has developed a way to use the motion sensor in modern Mac laptops to allow him to tap the side of the screen and bring up different desktop environments. He has posted a video of this amazing feat as well as all the geeky details on on how to get this stunt to work.

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