Finally! A Compact Crumpler! Still Expensive Though…
October 22, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cases
Once upon a time, I got duped into buying a Crumpler for my 15″ laptop (the somewhat appropriately named Dreadful Embarrassment). No doubt, a Crumpler is trendy, but my experience with them so far is all bulk and barely any function. It didn’t help that the aforementioned Dreadful Embarrassment has no padding: during a sudden auto stop, the bag flew from the seat, with my laptop bearing the brunt of the impact as everything landed on the floor.
In any case, maybe my stance on Crumplers can change, because the Gadgenista recently featured the Albert Crunch, a more compact-looking bag the seems to offer ample padding. Check out the rundown here, and worry with me about the $160 price tag!
Photo credit: Crumpler Bags
there’s actually a MORE compact laptop bag, similar to this design, and a little less expensive…
Chester Squander, for $95.00 hehe! But i think it’s TOO compact for my taste already
you might like it though!! 
I wonder if Digital Walker has it…
Hey there, as a Crumpler employee, I’d like to say that the Dreadful Embarrassment is primarily intended for the 17″ MacBook Pro and similarly sized notebooks. The notebook sleeve is lightly padded, too. The cargo space in this bag is somewhat exponentially larger than the two smaller 12 and 15″ models, so much that it’s a good overnight bag!
You could have been much better off with the appropriate 15″ model – the Considerable Embarassment.
As for your auto mishap, I have found through similar experiences that using a car seat for goods is only effective if one employs the seatbelt to restrain the cargo – as you would for a beloved passenger. Otherwise the floor is a much safer bet.
Finally – never leave your prized bag in view in a car – that’s just inviting thieves!