If you aren't very careful with how you knock around or set your bag down with your MacBook Air in it, I would not recommend the Ristretto. It is a very nice looking bag like all things Bihn, but it...

FWIW I use Skype all the time for both US and international video calls and it works near-flawlessly if both ends have a solid broadband connection. I've Skyped with a friend in Israel many times and...

I took the new aluminum MacBook for a spin and I prefer my white Santa Rosa MB to be honest. The glossy screen I've come to accept and even appreciate after having lived with my 2.2GHz MB for awhile....

I would keep my MacBook in its Brain Cell and just pack it in my Aeronaut. As fodn as I am of the Ristretto and the Soft Cell, my MacBook doesn't leave the house unless it's in its Brain Cell....

Our daughter takes a Ruck's Sac to school every day and loves it so much more than the LL Bean backpack we'd originally gotten her. I bought her the Ruck's Sac after being blown away by my own Bihn...

Update: I had a chance to play around with an Acer Aspire One netbook over the past few days and it appears that the Windows XP version is not as OSX-friendly as the Linux/SSD version which which...

Don't get me wrong -- I looove my PB12. Best form factor of any laptop I've ever had. But my MacBook just flat runs circles around it, weighs less, runs longer on a charge, speeds through even HD...

I used to feel that my PB12 was all the power I needed in a laptop. I have a very powerful Mac Pro setup at my workstation and only do web browsing and some word processing on my laptop, and of...

I've found that the new Atom-based netbooks like yours actually run faster with Leopard than XP or Vista -- you might be surprised at how powerful your Acer really is when it's running OSX instead of...

As a fellow PB12 owner, let me assure you that the MSI Wind and its Intel Atom processor run circles around the G4 laptop. In fact, I'm selling my PB12 and replacing it with a Wind, or possibly...

You can install OSX Leopard on your Acer Aspire One if you don't mind a bit of medium-geek hacking. Actually these days it's pretty easy to get OSX on pretty much any Intel/AMD PC made in the last...

I have both bags, and for all that you want to carry, you're going to need the Empire Builder.

I actually prefer the Zephyr and have settled on it as my main bag, but I don't carry as much as you...

If you haven't tried Skype video chat in awhile, do yourself a favor and try it after downloading the latest Skype for OSX.

My MacBook's internal iSight webcam works flawlessly with Skype video,...

I have a tip for you: if you like using iChat for audio or video chat, try Skype. I think the video quality is even better, and it's cross platform so you aren't limited to just Mac users as you are...

I'm typing on the wireless version of the new aluminum keyboard and it is just brilliant. Best KB I've ever used, and I've paid silly money for high-end KBs in the past. I have the wired version as...

Wow, a 7400RPM drive? That's 200RPM faster than any of the 7200RPM drives I've got in our newer Macs. I'm jealous. Who do you know on the inside?

I think the PB12 is Apple's best laptop form...

I have the same PB12/1.33GHz/1.25GB, with a 100GB 5400RPM Seagate drive I installed about 2 yrs ago. I put Leopard on this PB and it runs fine. Leopard didn't hurt performance at all. I would say...

No, there is no history between me and the OP, or anyone else here. I just read these forums because I love my Bihn bags and am interested in what's happening with the company. I don't comment often...

Thank you for your comments. I do know what the InCase product is for, but I don't think very highly of it, nor do I feel it is a worthwhile addition to either a Brain Cell or a Ristretto, or any...

Nice comment. That should encourage people here to help you.

As I stated in your other thread, I don't think you understand how these products work. The Brain Cell is basically a protective sleeve for the Macbook. The InCase hardshell is also basically a...

Um, you can't fit a Brain Cell inside an InCase hardshell -- both products are designed to form-fit snugly around a Macbook. It's either/or, not and.

I don't think you're going to be able to improve on the Macbook protection of the Ristretto by adding anything to the mix. The Macbook fits tightly and securely in the sleeve, with little room for...

I own the Lowepro Slingshot and you're right, it's not nearly as comfortable or as good looking as a Bihn. But it is a very protective, purpose-designed camera bag, and for those reasons it's what I...

I keep my Macbook in a Brain Cell which clips securely into place in a Zephyr bag. The Brain Cell has an outer pocket made of stretchy webbing which is perfect for storing the MagSafe AC adapter.
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