Laptop Sleeve Suggestions for X200 ?

[ashura]

Just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this thread, ended up buying a 13.3" Zeroshock III for my x200 w/ 9-cell battery and it's absolutely perfect.

[wearetheborg]

Hi guys with the zeroshock sleeves,

How is the "edge" protection? I'm curious as how well it does against impacts on the edges, cuz that's probably where it will get most of it's damage from in my case. I also noticed that it opens on three of the sides. So if you were to put it vertically with the laptop inside, on a zippered side down, how well is it protected?

Thanks

I'm curious abpout this too, can someone post pics showing how the laptop would be protected ?
Also, can the laptop rub agaisnt the zipper (and hence get scratched) ?

[jaredy]

I'm curious abpout this too, can someone post pics showing how the laptop would be protected ?
Also, can the laptop rub agaisnt the zipper (and hence get scratched) ?

Mine is pretty snug so the edge is not really of issue.

[yrrwys]

just got my ZS3 sleeve. Offers great protection the laptop!

[Jackboot]

I want a sleeve with a jimmyhat fit for my forthcoming X200.

The zeroshock III 12" looks like it has dimensions that are within 0.1" for all 3 dimensions if the X200 is equipped with the 9-cell battery.

I have the 4-cell battery though and this means the ZS3-13 would have 0.9" of free space in the rear. A full inch of free space is not acceptable for me...

Can anyone identify a sleeve that fits the X200 with the 4 or 6-cell (flush) battery with a minimum of unused space?

[yrrwys]

I think you would need to extra 0.9 inch for ease of zipping up your sleeve though. Not too sure if the 12 inch would fit, but I have read somewhere in this forum that the 12 inch does fit the x200.

I want a sleeve with a jimmyhat fit for my forthcoming X200.

The zeroshock III 12" looks like it has dimensions that are within 0.1" for all 3 dimensions if the X200 is equipped with the 9-cell battery.

I have the 4-cell battery though and this means the ZS3-13 would have 0.9" of free space in the rear. A full inch of free space is not acceptable for me...

Can anyone identify a sleeve that fits the X200 with the 4 or 6-cell (flush) battery with a minimum of unused space?

[Jackboot]

I think you would need to extra 0.9 inch for ease of zipping up your sleeve though. Not too sure if the 12 inch would fit, but I have read somewhere in this forum that the 12 inch does fit the x200.

As far as I understand from this thread, the zeroshock 12" will fit the X200 with 9-cell battery like a custom-fit glove. If I had the 9-cell then my quest would be over. But since I have the 4-cell, this seems to mean that I'll have an extra inch of room inside the case...

Can anyone confirm?

[jaredy]

As far as I understand from this thread, the zeroshock 12" will fit the X200 with 9-cell battery like a custom-fit glove. If I had the 9-cell then my quest would be over. But since I have the 4-cell, this seems to mean that I'll have an extra inch of room inside the case...

Can anyone confirm?

You mean the 13inch...most of us with 9cells are using the 13inch. I imagine you could cram it into the 12inch sleeve if you had a 4/6 cell.

[Jackboot]

You mean the 13inch...most of us with 9cells are using the 13inch. I imagine you could cram it into the 12inch sleeve if you had a 4/6 cell.

From what I can see, the 12 and 13 are essentially the exact same size except for the width (which obviously doesn't change depending on battery size).

In fact, the 13 is actually 0.1" smaller than the 12 in terms of width.

So FWIW, here's what I've found so far:

		Length	Width	Width	Thick
X200		11.6	 8.3	9.2	1.4
Battery			(4/6)	(9)
						Price (shipped)
ZS3.12		11.4	    9.4		1.6	40
ZS3.13		12.4	    9.3		1.6	40
Singpeak	11.8	    8.8		1.3	20
Mobile Edge	11.5	    9.5		1.35	10

You can see that both the 12 and 13 will fit the 9-cell very precisely in the width. However, the 12 is listed as 0.2" too small in the length. I *think* that a mere 0.1" on each side is insignificant enough so that the 12" case will actually fit like a glove in all dimensions. It seems to me then that anybody with the 9-cell would be better off with the Zeroshock 12" case rather than the 13". But this is getting pretty anal retentive; both the 12" and 13" should fit very well.

So I *could* get the 12" cae for my 4-cell equipped X200. But I'd rather not have an extra 1.1" of room . The singpeak case would be a better fit overall, and half the price, but the orange accents are fugly as.

BTW, the singpeak case looks like it is supposed to be a clone of the zeroshock in terms of looks.

I wish that BOOQ made a case that fit the X200. Those are the ideal case, IMO. I have one that fits the X61 with the 4-cell slimline battery like a latex glove.

[Sgt_Strider]

Where is the best place to buy the 13.3" sleeve?