I haz a new laptop bag, yay! I normally won’t give a second look at backpack-styled laptop bag. I prefer tote-styled laptop bags more, since they look more fashionable and girly. Plus backpack-styled bags remind me of school, and I’m definitely not a school girl anymore.

But since I’ll be flying to Taiwan tomorrow, I decided I needed a laptop bag that was more appropriate for traveling.

My first stop was to head on over to PowerMac Center in Festival Mall. Since I’m a Mac user it’s was only natural for me to head on over to a Mac store to check bags that were made specifically for Macs. The first bag that I looked at (it was a cute white Golla backpack), I dropped it like a hot potato. It was Php 5,500.00. Never mind! No way am I going to spend that much for bag that I might not use often anyway.

So I left the store and went to Octagon, probably one of my favorite computer stores. I just love browsing around Octagon. They have a lot of really cute tech stuff there, from earphones, to card readers to mouses (mice?) and other stuff that I don’t really need but end up buying anyway.

I went straight to the computer bags section and there I saw IT! The perfect laptop bag for my trip!

A slim laptop backpack in a nice shade of silver gray with pink trimmings from Belkin. Very chic and and just enough of girly-ness. And it goes with my website, too, haha.

And the best part, it only cost Php2,500! That’s half the price of the white Golla laptop bag that I saw in PowerMac! Between Golla and Belkin, I’d go with Belkin since it’s a more trusted brand when it comes to computer accessories.

The inside is spacious enough for my other stuff and it is very well padded for protection. I also like that the shoulder straps have thick pads. I won’t have to worry about my shoulder hurting. It also comes with extra pouch that I can use for things like maybe pens and whatever.

Well, that’s it for my initial “review”. Will try to write more about this laptop bag after I’ve actually used the bag on my trip! But I’m pretty happy with my geek purchase today, yay!

Where to buy: Octagon Computer Store
Price: Php2,500.00

A friend of mine was asking in Twitter where she can look for nice laptop bags here in Manila, Philippines. Specifically for her newly bought MacBook!

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Hey Farah!

If you’re looking for a cute laptop bag for your newly bought MacBook (whee, I’m so happy for you!) I have a couple of suggestions on where you can buy one!

1. PowerMac Center in Greenbelt 3 – This is probably the nicest and biggest PowerMac Center around so they should have the best choices!
2. Rustans – I’ve seen a couple of nice laptop bags in Rustans Alabang, so I’m guessing there might be some cute laptop bags in other Rustan branches, too. Just ask the sales ladies!
3. Digital Walker – Digital Walker carries mostly the Crumpler brand, and I’m not sure if you’re going to like them since the designs aren’t so girly. BUT, Crumpler is a good brand for laptop bags. You can try checking out Digital Walker in Serendra or Mall of Asia.
4. Bratty Bonita – The laptop bag I’m currently using is from Bratty Bonita and i LOVE it. They have an online site so you can order from there. The prices range from PHP2,000 – PHP3,000. And the best part, you can actually have a bag customized, from the color to the leather used!
5. Online Shopping - If you have any friends coming from the US, you can order from US websites and have them bring it home! My Gadgenista blog has a LOT of featured laptop bags there!

Good luck with your laptop bag hunting!

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