The bit of kit that stops a work laptop looking like it’s been through something.
Why it makes such a good gift
A 16-inch laptop is an expensive thing to carry around loose in a rucksack, and most men will keep doing exactly that until someone hands them the alternative. That’s what makes this a good gift: it solves a problem he’s aware of and has not got round to fixing.
The padding handles the everyday knocks that do the real damage, the ones from a bag going down on a hard floor rather than anything dramatic. Slim enough that it slides into the bag he already uses without taking over, and understated enough to carry into a meeting. Practical, used daily, and the sort of thing that quietly prolongs the life of something worth considerably more.
WHO TO GIVE IT TO
For the man carrying an expensive laptop around in nothing at all.
The Man With a Loose Laptop in His Rucksack: He knows it’s a bad idea. He hasn’t done anything about it. This is the intervention.
The Hybrid Worker: Two commutes a week with a laptop in a bag adds up to a lot of opportunities for damage.
The Student: A laptop is the single most valuable thing in the bag and gets the least protection. Cheap insurance.
The Man Who’s Hard to Buy For: Practical, used daily, and obviously useful. The three things that make a gift land rather than sit in a drawer.
