Bird Electron’s leather sleeve for the MacBook Air is a pleasing mix of simplicity and saucy, based as it is on the interoffice paper envelope used in Apple’s ads.
Now, the real reason for this post: are there any nice leather bags for the 17″ MacBook Pro that are not (a) just a sleeve, or (b) an enormous piece of luggage with more pouches than a Rob Liefeld superhero?
A New Leather MacBook Air Case from Bird Electron [Akibahara News]
Timbuk2 created the Steve Sleeve a while back. It’s not leather, but it looks pretty nice. They haven’t released it, yet, either – it’s being released in July. They’re a good place to look for [canvas or nylon] sleeves to fit other laptops. I got black nylon sleeve from them that has held up well and looks professional.
My sister’s been using the VertiGo from Waterfield, and loving it.
I use the Waterfield sleeve and love it too.
http://www.sfbags.com/products/sleevecases/sleevecases.htm
I’ve been using a custom ‘Big Tom’, handmade by Adam Dudziak – http://dudobags.com/#TomCollection
The photos don’t really do them justice – they are just the right size for a 15″ notebook (I had a slightly bigger one made to take a laptop inside a cushy sleeve. Super minimal, one interior pocket, one front pocket, and a huge leather flap over the front, which keeps out absolutely anything up to gallons of acid.
He’s IRL sales only ATM, in the Camden and Portobello markets in London. Nice guy, too!