Travel and carry your iMac safely

[jcarter]

This sure looks like something I would need if we travel next winter, if I did decide to take one of them with us.
http://www.ilugger.com/blue-imac-carrying-case.cfm
Has anyone here got one?  If so, how do you like it, and is the padding sufficient?
Jane

[Mayo]

Jane, I have a 20" iMac and I wouldn't consider attempting to travel with it unless I was going somewhere and then staying put for a few months. At least the bag you are considering appears to meet the carry-on size limits; there is no way that I would put an iMac in the cargo hold. The risk of theft or damage is just too great.

If you plan on traveling to different places I would suggest looking for a good deal on a MacBook. Taking along my 12" iBook is relatively painless even when moving around a lot.  I use a "sleevecase" from Waterfield that I have customized by adding an optional flap and "D-rings" so a strap can be attached.  The iBook in the sleeve fits inside my Marmot Talus daypack, which can also carry other personal items including my camera gear, iPod, etc.  The daypack and my Eagle Creek convertible bag can both be carried-on all but the smallest airplanes.

One advantage to carrying a portable Mac is that if where you are staying lacks Internet access you can go to a cafe or other public wireless access point.

[jcarter]

Hi Mayo,  Actually I probably wouldnt take my Mac outside the country, or on a plane.  I was more thinking about taking it up to our house in Maine.  Every summer we have a lot of family stuff going on in Northern New England. NH and VT too.
Or if we went to Florida for a month or 2, we would drive our truck down.  But for our short regular trips like to Anguilla, Belize, or Costa Rica(our3 favourite places) for a few weeks, I wouldnt bother with a computer.  Too much outdoor stuff to do.

I used to have a nice little powerbook, and I took it with us mostly for downloading and viewing our digital pictures.  But found that I really didnt bother with it on most trips, so the poor thing sat in our closet for about 2 years unused.  So I gave it to one of our TS people, and its happy and being used now.
But if we were going to travel and stay put in one place for a good while, I sure would buy one of the new ones.
Jane

[Gregg]

I don't know if I'd take a "desktop" on a trip. But, this reminds me of a gentleman who brought his (much larger) Mac to the Apple Store once when I was there. He had it neatly packed and well protected in a suitcase. The nice part was that the suitcase was one of those with wheels and a handle... No, Dick, I did not suggest that he attach one of those orange triangles to the back.

[jcarter]

I remember a long time ago, I brought an old Mac in to where my husband works, so that one of his friends could install some stuff onto it.
I had no case, so wrapped it in a towel and had it in a laundry basket, on the way in, someone asked whatchagotthere?  I said a puppy.  And by the time I got to the IT office, there were about 10 people following me to see the 'puppy'.  Yes, where he worked, you used to be allowed to bring your dogs to work.  Way back when I worked there, I brought my Husky to work.  Though he hated the elevator and the stairs, so we had to keep an eye out for him when he wanted to come back indoors.
Jane
Speaking of dogs,,,,
http://www.jcarter.net/ourdogs/dog-friends.html