Week of 14 June, 2009 - 00:00 to 20 June, 2009 - 23:59

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"The zippers still work perfectly. The shoulder strap hasn’t frayed in the slightest. The black metal fixtures are still black. The interior dividers still function exactly as they did 18 months ago. None of the colors have faded.

I use this bag five days a week, hauling my 15″ MBP, books, power cord, pens, Moleskine, and assorted paraphernalia to and from work (on foot, not sitting in a car seat), to client meetings, and so on. It’s been on planes and trains (no boats yet), and it takes it all in stride.

This bag gets two thumbs waaaay up, particularly now that I’ve been putting it to hard use for over a year and a half."

Excerpted from the post "Tom Bihn Empire Builder Bag - 18 Months Later" on Mac Law Students. Read the entire review, or, see the Empire Builder for yourself.

Below are new pictures of our Tri-Star carry-on travel bag in colors Crimson, Steel, and Black. These colors are in-stock and ship immediately.

Above: cords and adapters are protected inside of our Clear Organizer Pouches when Jason D. O'Grady goes camping with his Mac laptop.

View more of maverick's pictures here.

In other Tri-Star news, colors Steel/Solar, Crimson/Steel, and Black/Steel are now in-stock and ship within one business day. Indigo/Solar should be in-stock by the end of next week if it doesn't sell out.

The Tri-Star is now in-stock and shipping in colors Crimson/Steel and Black/Steel.

The Swift in Cork is almost sold out. Our Seattle factory is making more, but if you want one within the next three weeks, we recommend ordering ASAP.

"The Tri-Star just arrived in my office. Photos online do not do the color justice. The Indigo is truly the most impressive, vibrant color I have seen in a long time. It is a purple-blue which really goes amazingly well with the solar color. Until you see the color and the bag in person, it's hard to appreciate how nice the bag looks. I look forward to "dry packing" and to traveling with the bag next week. TB, Darcy and everyone there - y'all have outdone yourselves with this bag!" - Posted by rabergnc in the TOM BIHN Forums.

View more of maverick's pictures here.

"I'm leaving tomorrow morning on a five week, four country European trip--part business, part vacation, with my brand-spankin' new Tristar as my main carryon bag and my medium cafe bag as my "personal item." No checked bags. I will be taking a number of train trips and two internal flights, so traveling light was a priority."
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"The verdict? I'll confirm it--for me and the way I travel, it's the best one-bag solution--capacious enough and well enough organized to live out of comfortably. Because it has enough structural integity to stand up on its own, it serves both as bag and "dresser" once you get where you're going. The design would work for either bundle packing or for packing cubes. If you can carry more weight than I can, there's no doubt you can get more into it than I did in my dry runs today."

Posted by flitcraft in the TOM BIHN Forums.

So many people visited our Seattle Factory Showroom this past Monday that we've decided to be open one more time - on June 16th from 3pm - 6pm - before the next scheduled opening (July 7th.) We'll see you there! And you'll likely see samples of the Synapse, new Ristretto, Field Notebook, and (maybe) Ultrasuede shoulder strap wrap.