water resistant laptop on the cheap
May 28th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Ever find the need to use your computer while standing out in the rain? Me neither. While the handful of folks who really need to could drop a few thousand bucks on a military-grade waterproof laptop, here’s a much simpler, brute-force solution for keeping your laptop safe and dry on a rainy day.
Just slip your laptop into one of these oversize plastic sleeves, press the zip seal closed, and it protects your precious portable from the elements. Once your laptop is safely inside the bag, it should resist drips, rainwater and dust (and presumably spills of Red Bull too).
Keep in mind that the design isn’t 100% waterproof, as there are holes in the back to provide ventilation for your computer. That said, I don’t recommend throwing your laptop into the swimming pool in any event.
Japan’s Thanko offers the weather resistant plastic sleeves in two sizes, so most laptops should fit in one or the other. They retail for ¥1980 each (appx. US$20). Now all you have to do is figure out how to read Japanese, and convince them to ship them overseas.
In the mean time, start breaking out some Ziploc freezer bags and see what you can MacGyver together for yourself.
filed under: computing strange + wonderful
tags: clearjapanlaptopplasticprotectionrainthankowaterweather
May 28th, 2008 comments (3): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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well, i managed to read japanese. google translate is doing the translation for me even in my native language (Romanian). and their English is good enough…
reading the info i realized that the plastic bag is not 100% water proof. so i’m not gonna buy it after all…
Just buy a big zip-lock bag for $0.50 and you’re done.
Sounds great… until the plastic melts to your computer.