Crunch prevention from Crumpler

If you don't like your laptop, carry it around in a paper bag. If you prefer to keep it intact, it's time to take a look at the new range from Crumpler.

For bikes, the adage is that you spend 10% of your bike's value on your lock. So a £1000 bike needs a £100 lock, and if you nicked it, don't bother locking it. The same should apply for laptops, really - seeing people carry around their multi-thousand-quid lappies in plastic bags is utterly cringeworthy - especially when there are so many great ways to shield your expensive computer from the elements and your own clumsiness.

Crumpler is an Australian brand with more than just a little bit of cheekiness about their marketing. While the bags look fun and funky, they are all business - we had some of their bags in for review, and no amount of abuse made our Crumplers lose their cool.

The really great bit, however, isn't that the Crumpler laptop range protects your laptop, nor that they look the mutt's nuts, but that these bags look after its carrier as well. Let's face it, laptops aren't the lightest things you can carry around with you, especially if you factor in the chargers, cables, and mice that you can't live without. Big bonus, then, that these laptop bags are some of the most comfortable ones we've tried.

The laptop backpack is known as the Belly. Unique for this class of bags, the laptop pocket is actually tucked away underneath the carrying straps. This mean your laptop is safe from the rain, and that it's impossible to forget to close the pocket by accident. The special arrangement also means that the laptop is as close to your back as possible, for perfect ergonomy. Inside, you get 7 pockets, and a removable laptop sleeve, which means that your precious computer remains safe from the elements even as you remove it from a rain-dripping backpack. Available in 4 different colours, the £115 Belly L is a perfect investment to protect your laptop.