- Cases for laptops and UMPCs come in two types – inner cases and outer cases. Inner cases are designed to protect the laptop during daily use, and when transported, is placed inside another larger case or backpack. The inner case is cheap, light and will provide protection from other items in the backpack.
- A brightly coloured case might look a bit strange, but bright orange and green cases are designed to be noticed quickly and easily. This avoids them being sat on, left behind or put on the bottom of a large pile of books. That’s one reason why I have picked the yellow and orange cases. The other reason is that their mesh cover allows a hot laptop to cool down quickly, and its textured surface makes it easier to grip onto when moving them short distances while being carried by hand.
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- Outer laptop bags usually are made from a very strong material, have handles, and have only one side of the case that opens to remove the laptop. Many are made of new synthetic materials that will absorb small bumps and shocks. For more rigorous applications, some polystyrene models are available that will form a close mould around the laptop to absorb stronger shocks. Memory foam products provide the same sort of protection.
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- For both inner and outer cases, it is important to ensure that your laptop fits into the case perfectly. A case that is too small and needs to stretch around corners will lead to scratches from the zipper and will not offer much cushioning if dropped. A case that is too large may lead to situations where you think you are holding the laptop securely, but then it slips out of its original position and you are left with nothing substantial to hang onto.
- By using differently coloured cases, a teacher can do a very quick count of laptops. It’s an old magician’s trick to have buttons of different colours spilled all over the desk and for someone to take a button without the magician looking. If the magician has prepared the buttons to make sure he/she only has four of each colour, it is surprisingly easy to see which colour only has three buttons remaining. The same technique can apply with four laptop case colours. If there are meant to be five laptops of each colour, any adult, child or school staff member can instantly see if only four cases of any colour are present.
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