All Notebook Accessories

The Bottom Line: Although the ThermaPAK HeatShift Bag needs a few design improvements, we're impressed with its ability to immediately draw heat away from our laptop.

The Bottom Line: The Skooba Checkthrough laptop bag offers plenty of room for all your travel necessities, plus a butterfly design that may help speed you through security checkpoints.

The Bottom Line: It's an investment, but the attractive, modular Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer briefcase makes traveling with a laptop go more smoothly.

The Bottom Line: We like a lot about the Mobile Edge Element: its sophisticated design is far more fashionable than your standard-issue black nylon bag, and its many pockets are useful for staying organized on the road. But it's best when carried briefcase-style, which may be too heavy for some women.

Specs: Green

The Bottom Line: The Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack provides everything you'd need to comfortably carry your 17-inch laptop and travel accessories, with the added benefit of a butterfly zipper that may help you speed through airport security checks.

Specs: Black

The Bottom Line: CODi's butterfly style Phantom CT3 laptop bag may help you through airport security checkpoints faster, but you'll pay for the privilege.

The Bottom Line: Targus takes its familiar Corporate Traveler line and adds a butterfly-style zipper to the Targus Zip-Thru, hopefully aiding your way through airport security checkpoints.

Specs: Black, 3.7 lbs

The Bottom Line: Solo's Bucket Tote may not be the most stylish bag around, but we like the solid leather construction, and given its size, it can handle a lot more than the average laptop case.

Specs: Espresso brown, 3.1 lbs

The Bottom Line: The latest from Lapworks, the Futura Laptop Desk, does effective double duty on the lap or desk, but we miss the room for mousing that earlier versions had.

The Bottom Line: The sporty and lightweight Skooba Shuttle is the ideal backpack for students who frequently tote their laptops around campus, but they'll have to persuade their parents to spring for the bag's high price.

Specs: Blue, 3.3 lbs