Awesome Laptops

Available for both the 13″ MacBook and 15″ MacBook Pro, the Shadow Case is tough on the outside with triple-layer hybrid carbon/leather but soft on the inside with a plush inner liner.

Panasonic has been hyping the durability of their Toughbook for years, but here’s something you can sink your teeth into: it survives a trip to the zoo with tigers and elephants.

Just shy of a netbook (and arguably much better looking than one), the HP Mini 5101 features an aluminum/magnesium chassis, a 10.1″ screen, and a 95% size chiclet keyboard.

New York-based HunterGatherer partners with Arkitip and Incase for an iPhone 3G/3GS slider case and 15″ MacBook Pro sleeve, both of which sport a sharp woodgrain pattern.

Cradia’s Mini Fit XL makes two interesting innovations to the laptop cooler: not only can you adjust the position of the fan to maximize cooling, but it serves as a 15″ case and stand.

Too bad it’s Japan-only, because we’d love to get our hands on this Lap Desk; it includes a built-in USB-powered laptop cooler, mousepad, cupholder and folds flat for storage.

Booq’s Boa 3L bag is an ideal tech bag: able to hold 17″ notebooks, it’s made out of water-repellent ballistic nylon with easy-access open-top pockets and extra-thick back padding.

No, it’s not making off with your laptop–ReBo:Do Three is a semi-autonomous robot which accepts any Windows, Linux or Mac netbook to guide its array of IR navigation sensors.

Hard Graft’s Sporting Collection adds hand-selected Italian leather to the mix, each embossed with a badminton shuffle; choose from laptop sleeves, wallets, cases and pockets.

Apple’s MacBook Pro line gets a refresh: at 13″ model with FireWire 800, a 7 hour (non-removable) battery, an SD-card slot, up to 8GB RAM/500GB HDD, and a lower starting price.

Oakley’s single-strapped AP Sandbag 2.0 can be carried via handle, messenger-style or as a backpack; it includes a 15″ laptop compartment, interior organizer and external pockets.

The CrunchPad Launch Prototype is a giant leap in design over previous versions; the screen sits flush with the case, which measures 18mm thin and will be made out of aluminum.

The “M” stands for “monster” with Alienware’s new M17x gaming laptop; it tops out with a quad-core CPU, dual 1GB GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, 8GB RAM and a 1TB HDD or 512GB SSD.

It ain’t as sexy as the Adamo, but Dell’s Studio 14z picks substance over style with an NVIDIA 9400m, Core 2 Duo CPUs, up to 5GB RAM, plus HDMI, DisplayPort and eSATA out.

MSI’s ultrathin 13.4″ X340 notebook is now available; svelte both in terms of power and size, it sips 1/6th the power of other processor with Intel’s CULV CPU and weighs 2.86lbs.

TAD Gear’s Dispatch Bag is a messenger bag for work or war, with MILSPEC Cordura Nylon, 13 pockets, 7 pen slots, a hideaway pocket and MOLLE-compatible PALs/TIBS webbing.

Although weighing just 4.5 lbs, Burton’s Zoom Pace Bag is eminently versatile with a removable camera pack, padded laptop area, ski attachment points and 420D nylon construction.

Lenovo’s first use of NVIDIA’s Ion platform in a netbook, the IdeaPad S12 packs a 12.1″ LED backlit screen, full-size keyboard, 1080p playback, HDMI-out and a weight under 3 lbs.

Gravis’ popular Digi Bag gets updated for 2009 with a fresh black and white pixel colorway; it features two padded main compartments (up to a 15″ laptop) and multiple pockets.

Rugged yet stylish, WaterField’s Muzetto is a vertical messenger bag made from distressed brown cowhide leather; it’ll hold up to a 13″ laptop with three other pockets for smaller gadgets.

Most laptop bags are a jungle of cables, dongles and mice, but Cocoon’s Grid It is a versatile organizer with a weave of rubberized elastic bands that hold everything in place.

If even your laptop cooler needs to look good, NZXT’s Cryo S fits the bill with a 3mm thick aluminum body, two 120mm fans, two USB ports, a non-slip rubber finish and tilted surface.

The size of a credit card, Clickfree’s Traveler connects via USB to your PC or Mac and begins backing up your data immediately without setup; choose from 16GB, 32GB and 64GB sizes.