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Protecting Your Laptop on the Road

Verstatile Laptop Protection

by Catherine Roseberry
for About.com

Laptop sleeves can be very useful for mobile professionals. You can use them on their own or tuck them inside your larger laptop bag when you need to have more accessories or paperwork on hand. This selection of laptop sleeves offers a variety of designs from traditional business looks to more eclectic patterns. You're sure to find a laptop sleeve if your laptop is in the medium size range.

Case Logic Urban Laptop Sleeve

This is a very slim styled laptop sleeve which almost passes for a messenger style laptop bag. The biggest difference of course is that the Urban laptop sleeve fits just your laptop and perhaps a few papers. It is constructed of canvas and felt. It will fit laptops 14.5" x 12" x 2" and the overall dimensions are 15.75" x 13.5" x 2.75". The Urban laptop sleeve from Case Logic weighs 1 lb, 15 oz.
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Fellowes Body Glove Notebook Sleeve 15”

The laptop sleeve from Fellowes is made from durable neoprene material which provides protection for your laptop from the elements and bumps. It includes an interior pocket for documents and will easily fit inside other laptop bags. The internal dimensions are: 11.8" H x 15.4" W x 1.6" D.
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Canvas Laptop Sleeve

If you want an environmentally friendly and easy to stow laptop sleeve, this canvas sleeve from Case Logic may be what you are seeking. It even has silk-screened art on the exterior that is pretty gender neutral. It will fit laptops up to 15.4" and is well padded for protection. It weighs1 l lb, 1 oz. It has a exterior pocket that closes with hook and loop fasteners. This laptop sleeve also has a grab handle on one end so that you can get it into and out of your larger laptop bag with ease.
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Shock Absorbing Microfiber Laptop Sleeve Case

This laptop sleeve from has been designed for MacBooks but you could certainly use it with thinner non-Mac laptops as well. This dual-zippered sleeve easily slides in and out of larger laptop bags and provides very good protection for your laptop. The exterior is also water resistant which is additional protection for your laptop.

Case Logic 15.4 Laptop Shuttle Laptop Sleeve

Another option from Case Logic that has a more business-like design and made from neoprene. This laptop sleeve has an outside pocket for additional accessories and weighs just 14 ounces. The neoprene construction provides protection from both bumps and weather. It will easily fit into larger laptop bags. Overall dimensions: 15.5" x 12.75" x 0.75".
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