A question for anyones that's taken a laptop around india

semidetatched

How/in what did you carry it?

PeakXV

Just in it's padded laptop bag with shoulder strap. Have bag will travel!

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smida02

yep, I take one everytime in a little shoulder bag. I use it for net access at hotels & to upload my pictures.

lotus blossom

mine was a large laptop that was a pain to carry around, but i didn't do much moving about with it so it was fine. but when i did i put it in a sleeve, and then sometimes in another bag.

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aholic_2907

if ur going to use public modes of transport, if hung frm ur shoulder its going to be knocked by u wouldnt know how many times.
its always safer to have a laptop backpack to carry it around in india.

Anders

In a padded sleeve and put that in my backpack.

TimMakins

Yes, good idea. You can also get daypacks that are specifically designed for a laptop. I will generally carry mine in a padded case inside my main pack, though sometimes put it in my daypack if I need it with me during the day, or when flying - I think anyone would have to be crazy to put a laptop in their checked luggage.

There have been various posts on IM recently about security whilst on trains and buses - this post makes me question how sensible it is to keep your laptop in a separate, stand-alone laptop-bag, as some people seem to do. These are easily recognised, and tell the potential thief that here is an easily grabbable bag worth many thousands of rupees. Is that wise, making such temptation so obvious? Not in my book !

Tim in Ireland

PS - my laptop hard drive has just left the planet, taking all its data with it, so here is a timely reminder to people, when travelling, to make use of online backup facilities for their important data - save it on a website, or email it to friends back home, or burn it on CD, or do all of the above.

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ChrisJ

I took mine in a shoulder bag too - but I also wrapped it in plastic "bubble wrap" which helped a lot.

Chris.

Linn Erpse

How about security in the hotels (let's say budget Hotels of 15/20 Dollars per night); do you keep them in your rooms during the day or take them with you? Would it be enough to lock them into your suitcase? (I don't think so - that's why I'm still hesitating to take the laptop with me at all).
Linn

john.sw

I have a Compaq Tablet PC - it is very small and rugged, so I just chuck it in my bag.

Most laptops have a special security lock fixing. If you have one on your computer you can buy a security device and chain it to an immovable object.

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ChrisJ

I left mine in my room during the day. I have never realy worried about theft from my hotel room to be honest!

aholic_2907

the new laptop backpakcs are made specially for laptops with special cusioning inside. the wellknown brands like samsonite have them for sale.

lotus blossom

only once did i lock mine up in my luggage and then stuffed it into a closet in my room since i was going to be gone overnight. the rest of the time i had a continual loop of music playing, which i felt gave the illusion that i was in my room.

In the parlour

I usually leave the laptop in the room when I am out, and am always relieved when I find it where I left it. This is usually only in four star hotels, however. In hotels where I feel security might be questionable, I just take it in the backpack.

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Anders

I use a Kensington lock and lock it to something solid in the room. Locking it inside a hard side suitcase sounds ideal, I doubt anyone will run of with the whole suitcase.