08-08-2020, 04:35 PM
I wanted a sleeve to protect my PBP in transit, but not while in use. I picked the Tomtoc Versatile A13 360, which is on the thick and protective end of the range of sleeves.
Based on robt's experience above and the dimensions from the wiki, I looked through Tomtoc's many models, but none seemed quite right so I stopped looking and emailed them the dimensions. They said to use model A13-CO1D https://www.tomtoc.com/products/13-inch-...black-blue and that it would "fit perfectly." For each model, their website lists laptops that fit perfectly and others that "also fit."
While this is presumably their best fit for the PBP, it looks like "also fit" to me. Part of why I asked them was that the PBP is larger than their max dimensions for this model and you can see in the first picture that in one dimension it looks very tight, and in the other there's some space.
In the second and third pictures, you can see that if you just slide the PBP in, the corners probably won't tuck into the thick protection, but remain exposed, covered only by the zipper. There is enough room for you to pull the protection around the corners, but I'm not sure most people will do that most times. The extra protection this case offers may only apply to the PBP when that extra step is taken. Maybe there's a different size, but too big won't work either - the PBP would end up in the same place by the zipper, but it would arrive there with the momentum from sliding some distance. The extra protection will still help from many scrape and small drops, but there will be certain types of falls that the edges have limited protection from.
That sounds negative, but I'm happy with this sleeve. It's well made, inexpensive, and has a thoughtful design to really protect its occupant. I plan to use it infrequently, and I hope I can remember to tuck the corners to get the full protection.
Based on robt's experience above and the dimensions from the wiki, I looked through Tomtoc's many models, but none seemed quite right so I stopped looking and emailed them the dimensions. They said to use model A13-CO1D https://www.tomtoc.com/products/13-inch-...black-blue and that it would "fit perfectly." For each model, their website lists laptops that fit perfectly and others that "also fit."
While this is presumably their best fit for the PBP, it looks like "also fit" to me. Part of why I asked them was that the PBP is larger than their max dimensions for this model and you can see in the first picture that in one dimension it looks very tight, and in the other there's some space.
In the second and third pictures, you can see that if you just slide the PBP in, the corners probably won't tuck into the thick protection, but remain exposed, covered only by the zipper. There is enough room for you to pull the protection around the corners, but I'm not sure most people will do that most times. The extra protection this case offers may only apply to the PBP when that extra step is taken. Maybe there's a different size, but too big won't work either - the PBP would end up in the same place by the zipper, but it would arrive there with the momentum from sliding some distance. The extra protection will still help from many scrape and small drops, but there will be certain types of falls that the edges have limited protection from.
That sounds negative, but I'm happy with this sleeve. It's well made, inexpensive, and has a thoughtful design to really protect its occupant. I plan to use it infrequently, and I hope I can remember to tuck the corners to get the full protection.
