Netbook Case by Bolt Bags

Netbooks have secured a permanent place for themselves in the computer market.  What was once believed to be a fad by Intel and Microsoft as recently as April, 2009.  In a New York Times article “Light and Cheap, Netbooks are Posted to Reshape PC Industry“:

“When these things are sold, they need clear warnings labels about what they won’t be able to do,” said Sean M. Maloney, the chief sales and marketing officer at Intel. “It would be good to wait and play with one of these products before the industry gets carried away.”

The opening of the Consumer Electronics Show this month has proven that Microsoft and Intel are no longer trying to warn consumer about netbooks, but instead art trying to play catch up to a market that left them behind.

Netbooks have a secure hold of the sweet spot between a smartphone and a laptop.  Consumers want web browsing and multimedia capabilities which are limited on a smartphone without the weight and heft of a full laptop and the netbook delivers both for a reasonable price of under $400.

At CES you can see the broad array of 2010 offerings all in the netbook market, but with many new names like, hybrid, smartbook, tablet, slate, dual screen and more.

The bottom line is that the consumers have won.  Instead of the arrogant computer giants like Intel and Microsoft telling us what we needed, we decided that less computing is okay and we won.

So Mr. Maloney (Intel) have you finished designing your warning label for netbooks?  Maybe you can find a place for your warning label on Intel’s new AppUpCenter, an app store just for netbooks where the tagline says “Do More with Your Netbook”

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You installed various kinds of protective software to ensure that your netbook is safe from malware and spyware. So when you are so careful about the virtual assault on your netbook, why is there even a doubt in your mind about the benefits of protecting your netbook physically with a netbook case? There are various benefits of using a netbook case or netbook bag and some of these have been listed below for your consideration:

- Netbooks are extremely tiny and light and these adorable machines have been developed keeping in mind the convenience that they offer during travel. It is obviously likely that you would want to use your netbook when you are travelling. Netbook cases are extremely good to your netbooks and allow you to carry them without the fear of scratching their delicate covers.

- Not only does a case help in providing some kind of protection, you can now find unique netbook cases that lend a style to your persona when you walk in a room or a gathering.

- Practical and cool netbook bags allow you to slip in your mobile phone too so that you so not have to carry too many things when you are on the move.

- A netbook bag is created to suit the netbook and therefore is extremely slim and stylish. It almost seems as if you are carrying a light weight book under your arm. And honestly, when you have given up the heavy weight laptops for these funky cool devices, why would you want to use your old rucksack or old laptop bag to carry the slick netbook in?

Check out some of the cool netbook cases on the internet and you are sure to find one that suits you needs in terms of the design, the pockets and the look.

Sales of netbooks in 2009 have increased 103% over the sales in 2008.  At the same time, notebook PC sales have seen a decline in 2009 from 2008.  These statistics were released in the Quarterly Notebook PC Shipment and Forecast Report by DisplaySearch.

The study reported that global netbook sales will reach 33.3 million units for 2009 which is almost twice as many sold in 2008.  DisplaySearch predicts 2010 sales to reach 39.7 million units for a 19% growth rate in 2010.

The popularity of netbooks is attributed to their portability and low price making them a good choice for a first computer or a secondary home PC or just a simple device to check email or get on the internet.

The increase in netbook sales means there is a greater demand for netbook cases and netbook bags to accomodate the small size of the netbook.  Specialty companies like Bolt Bags have seen the new demand for netbook cases and provided a new style to serve this growing market.

Bolt Bags has been reviewed by the tech blog GearDiary.  Read the Bolt Bags Review.  Joel McLaughlin reviewed the Chic Netbook Case and the Bowler Bag, both from Bolt Bags.  Joel cited the quality “durable construction” of the cases along with the unique style:

“Netbooks are tiny.  Finding a stylish netbook case is difficult.  You can generally find sleeves and some smaller bags but sleeves generally fit your netbook a bit tight to fit the power cord too.   If you want a mouse or a few other accessories, you can forget taking just a sleeve. Bolt Bags aims to change this with their new netbook line.”

Bolt Bags is a new netbook case and netbook bag line created in 2009 to fit the size and style of netbooks.  Not just another small notebook case, but a case that will fit your netbook and show off your style.  Be bold, carry a Bolt Bag.

We know many of you are planning  to give  a netbook as a  gift this holiday season and you will be tempted to make it a stocking stuffer because it just may fit!  A perfect netbook accessory gift idea is a cool netbook case.  Bolt Bags was created just to fill your wishes.  Find a unique netbook bag that matches the style of the person you are giving the netbook gift to.  Our netbook carrying cases fit 10.2 and smaller netbooks.   Bolt Bags offers these quality crafted netbook cases to please the most discerning taste.

Do you remember playing with Shrinky Dinks when you were a kid? You could color your favorite super hero or art work on a sheet of plastic and then put it in the oven and it would shrink it down to a tiny version of the exact same thing. I made charm bracelets, keychains and many cool things with shrinky dinks and it felt like magic as a kid. Apparently, the computer case manufacturers have a good memory of shrinky dinks too when it comes to the designs on netbook cases. Here is a sample from the CaseLogic Netbook Case line next to a full size laptop case. Doesn’t it look like they just put it in the oven and shrunk it?

You have a netbook – it comes in great colors and has a style all of its own, why put it in some old fashioned black suit like you did your notebook? Bolt Bags has three styles of netbook cases that break the mold and give you something new to carry your netbook in. Color your own style with your netbook case, choose a Bolt Bag.

If you are not in the mood for color, but still want something original then we made one netbook bag in black, just for you.

Bolt Bags are now available on amazon.com. Just in time for the start of holiday season, Bolt Bags is ready to ship your netbook case. Finally, an alternative to a boring computer case and most importantly sized just right for your 8-10″ netbook.

So far netbook cases have just been a shrunken version of the notebook computer bags we have all seen, but Bolt Bags has added some style and fashion to the netbook case. Take a look at the full Bolt Bags line at amazon.com.

When we got our first netbooks around the office, we quickly realized that old school computer bags were not going to work. The netbook gets a reaction every time you pull it out whether in the office or coffee shop. The most common reaction I hear is “I want a computer that small”. So why should we carry it in a boring computer case which is either too large or just plain boring.

My Asus EEE came with a black neoprene sleeve that fits, but where will you put the power cord that is almost larger than the netbook? I think netbook manufacturers have missed the boat on not redesigning the power cord when they came up with the great netbook form factor. The truth is that no matter how great the battery life, you need to carry your power cord.

Netbooks have reshaped the notebook industry and provided us an opportunity to not be weighed down by our technology. Bolt Bags now provides the right size style to carry the netbook in.

A year ago there were not many choices for a netbook case or netbook bag.  You could use the sleeve that came with you netbook, you could find a small notebook case or you could use a case for a portable DVD player or some other small electronic.  But today, there are many more netbook cases to choose from.

After sampling many netbook cases, we have made a list of the attributes to consider when looking for your new netbook case:

If you want to carry your power cord with you then you will need more than a sleeve.  The netbook manufacturers worked very hard to get a lot of computing power into a small form, but they certainly did not spend any engineering time on the power cord.  While the battery power of my netbooks can be 2-8 hours,  you still need to carry the power cord.

Decide when you need a separate netbook case and where you will be going.  Sometimes you can slip your netbook into another briefcase or purse, but other times you might  just be heading out to a coffee shop and don’t want to carry much, that is the perfect time for a netbook case.  Find a case that is just large enough to hold your netbook and the few items you want to carry.  Remember you bought a netbook to have a smaller computer so don’t load yourself down with a lot of stuff you don’t need to carry.  The netbook bag size that is perfect holds a netbook, power cord, phone,  wallet and keys and a little paper notepad — thats all you need.

What is the style you want to project when using a netbook case?  Netbooks have a great cool factor when you take them out,  strangers  ask what is that little computer?  So you want to take it out of a netbook bag that conveys the same unique style.  Don’t settle for a boring small version of a laptop case.  Look for a netbook bag that has the same originality as your netbook.

Color!  Why are so many bags plain black?  Netbooks come in so many vibrant colors, find a netbook case that is colorful.

Remember that line from the movie Steel Magnolias

“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.”

Consider your next netbook case an accessory and find one that fits your style.