BUILT's Laptop Backpack keeps your files close, peripherals closer

Not one to just follow the crowd, BUILT has thrown an interesting twist on the oh-so-popular Neoprene laptop case. The Laptop Backpack enables users to tote their 12- to 17-inch machine right on their back along with textbooks, LAN party flyers and a copy of The Daily Bugle; you'll also find a couple of smaller compartments for storing peripherals and accessories. The material itself is water- and stain-resistant, and the pack is available in two sizes to fit all but the most atypical of frames. According to BUILT, the new wave of laptop carrying should begin today at $80 a pop.

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[Jagannath A @ May 9th 2008 10:37AM]

headcrab climbing on his back!!! save him!!!

call Gordon Freeman ASAP

[Jeffrey @ May 9th 2008 6:10PM]

You beat me to it! Exactly what i thought!

[yea @ May 9th 2008 10:41AM]

MY BACK SWEATS!!!!!!

[Bevo4138 @ May 9th 2008 10:42AM]

Schweaty back...

[Anonymoose @ May 9th 2008 10:48AM]

I’m bringing sweatyback
Them other boys don’t know how to act
I think you're special, what's behind your back?
a laptop? what the crap is wrong with you

*record stops playing*

[Tony C @ May 9th 2008 12:14PM]

Ya, good thing that material is water resistant, cuz my back would be sweating like a mofo! :o(

[gabe @ May 9th 2008 10:43AM]

Go Ninja Go Ninga Go!

Turtle Power!

[fraz @ May 9th 2008 10:53AM]

hero's in a half shell

[The 3rd Hot Dog @ May 9th 2008 10:45AM]

I see a green turkey with laptop stuffing.

I hope you saved the neck and gizzard for Grandma

[Chuckles McGee @ May 9th 2008 10:47AM]

Definitely the poor man's Kevlar vest.

[bryan @ May 9th 2008 12:10PM]

Don't try wearing that thing in the front on your chest while at the airport or on a plane, I'm sure the homeland security guys would not find it as cute we would.

[Low Ranked @ May 9th 2008 12:23PM]

I don't find any man wearing anything cute.

[Anonymoose @ May 9th 2008 12:35PM]

o'rly? picture this: gary coleman. bib. mesh haltertop. fanny pack. you can't tell me that's not cute. to sweeten the pot, he's holding an analog phone and riding a segway. no pants.

[Alex @ May 9th 2008 1:04PM]

you had me at Gary Coleman.

Galaxy of Prawns? Three prawns is hardly a galaxy.

[Reader @ May 9th 2008 1:51PM]

Does that mean you only think naked guys are cute, Lowest Ranked?

[Jim @ May 9th 2008 10:49AM]

Is that a PuppetMaster on his back?

[Randy @ May 9th 2008 10:49AM]

This could be useful for peeps that ride a motorcycle and need to carry a laptop. But then again, So can a traditional backpack of appropriate size.

Interesting idea but I don't see much benefit other than it looks different.

[Wonderkid @ May 9th 2008 10:50AM]

Make an even smaller version for the EEE PC, that I can wear under my jacket and I'll be stoked! Was just thinking of this idea the other day. Good stuff!

[Tyler @ May 9th 2008 10:53AM]

looks like a diaper for your back. fully loaded.

[karen @ May 9th 2008 11:05AM]

For the record, I think this is so cool looking! You guys just don't know anything about style!! :)

[Low Ranked @ May 9th 2008 12:24PM]

Karen, judging by your sense of 'style', if you ever tried to dress me, at least have the decency to shoot me first.

[ralphie @ May 9th 2008 11:18AM]

something else to separate the nerds from the chaff.

[J @ May 9th 2008 11:51AM]

Don't you mean the chaff from the nerds? Nerds, for the most part, wear practical things (pocket protector, etc.).

[marc @ May 9th 2008 11:53AM]

It's the fanny pack of the 00's.

[NuttyBars @ May 9th 2008 11:59AM]

Maybe it's good for a Macbook Air -- if you can wear it under your jacket.

[justin @ May 9th 2008 11:59AM]

This is going to make you an instant cowtipping victim.
I hope you have the optional insurance.

[dzhiurgis @ May 9th 2008 12:00PM]

I got this, kinda similar:
http://www.delsey.com/pages/produits-detail.php?ref=00%200375640

[Low Ranked @ May 9th 2008 12:25PM]

Thats WAY too white!

[FRZ @ May 9th 2008 12:03PM]

looks good for the police department crew, no more desk jobs. But then again, a desk job may be the only thing keeping them killing unarm civilians.

[spencer n @ May 9th 2008 12:47PM]

Looks like a head crab from half life.

[itlnstln @ May 9th 2008 12:51PM]

You, sir, are approx. 26 comments too late. Thanks for playing. Good night, now.

[ugg.tryptophan @ May 9th 2008 1:10PM]

id wear it...under a trenchcoat, a very heavy trenchcoat, so no one could see

[Tahar Benourad @ May 9th 2008 2:08PM]

$80.00 !!??

Tahar Benourad

[Esat Dedezade @ May 9th 2008 2:20PM]

Yes.

Esat Dedezade

[Tyson @ May 9th 2008 3:23PM]

Yeah thats cool, for ike 20 bucks not 80.

[Chris Aubeck @ May 9th 2008 4:25PM]

Why should Ike get it any cheaper?

[ma5t3rw1tt @ May 9th 2008 4:09PM]

Now this is the shit. Well what about those people who swet alot? Seriously, you start sweting real bad and then your laptop gets all wet and then no longer works, now that would make your day. Don't know about you, but I would certainly be very pissed off if I had this kind of problem and it happened.

Overall, I like this concept.

WARNING: Sweting may cause laptop damage!

[Chris Aubeck @ May 9th 2008 4:29PM]

Wow, "sweat" hasn't formally been spelt like that since Old Frisian (8th-16th centuries).

[Brian @ May 9th 2008 5:06PM]

Thank you for the PSA.

Everyone, please remember, think of the laptops! Don't let your swet cause damage!

[cough @ May 9th 2008 4:27PM]

Or i could... you know... use a normal backpack. And not look like and ass! win - win

[Jackyshadow @ May 9th 2008 5:41PM]

with a decent quality laptop, this thing can work as a bullet proof vest as well. (at least for you back)

[rutsy5 @ May 9th 2008 9:03PM]

Sorry, title should read: BUILT's Laptop Backpack keeps your files close, peripherals closer, and the girls far, far away

[unrealgameralex @ May 9th 2008 9:24PM]

Awesome, definitely very cyberpunk-ish

[konshuss @ May 9th 2008 11:30PM]

looks like a baby carrier for parents who want their kids on their backs instead, and without a place to hook their legs into so they have to hang on with their arms. a real muscle builder.

[dvdivx @ May 9th 2008 11:50PM]

You could just wear it on the front and call it a beer gut but plenty of people seem to be doing that already.

[nikster @ May 10th 2008 12:31AM]

I am thinking torrential rain and wet laptop. No thanks.

How is neoprene "water resistant" - neoprene certainly doesn't mind being submerged in water for long periods of time, but it also gets wet on both sides. Laptop sticking out doesn't really help either. Nor am I - as has been pointed out - a fan of sweaty back.

I think it looks great - but there seem to be too many practical problems here.

[Zuke @ May 10th 2008 11:22AM]

I was thinking headcrab from the Half-Life game.