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does anyone know of any companies that make/sell those large backpacks that allow you to carry full size/micro ATX Desktop Computers on your back?


i have a need for one, and i cant find any of those companies.

Yikes, that can't be good for your back!

Have you looked at the people who typically sell backpacks? Samsonite, Targus, that sort of thing?

Meh - just weld some straps to the case!

never seen a backpack, but i've seen pc straps /harnesses. Do a search for them instead
http://images.google.com/images?q=pc%20strap

okay This is sort of what i had in mind. but theres one im thinking of that goes across your back like a backpack.


This is even better....


if it helps any, This is the case that i have, a HP Pavilion 753n MicroATX Case

Kyouryuu wrote:Yikes, that can't be good for your back!

Have you looked at the people who typically sell backpacks? Samsonite, Targus, that sort of thing?

well being in CAP has made my back pretty strong for carrying heavy items. because we train with 40LBS on our backs usualy.


already checked Samsonite and Targus.... all they have is Notebook bags

PC motherboards are *not* designed to be lugged around like laptops. Going up a flight of stairs with one on your back would easily break the heatsink mounts on CPU sockets - god forbid your are using an aftermarket HSU.

Not mention balance issues - there is a large difference between 40 lbs properly distrubted in a backpack compared to just having a 40 lbs load hanging off your shoulders - namely with a proper backpack, the load is carried by your legs.

any PC case that is a larger class of case than an Mac Mini would seriously injure your back if you carried it improperly on your back.

the proper, safe way to move a pc case is with the motherboard paraell to the floor, and with a backpack that is not going to happen.

AceCombat wrote:does anyone know of any companies that make/sell those large backpacks that allow you to carry full size/micro ATX Desktop Computers on your back?

On your back? Goodness, do you know how unhealthy that would be?

It wouldn't really be unhealthy. Why not just get a hiking pack and modify it?

so other than putting it in a suitcase filled with clothes to protect it, there is nothing available?

i know ive seen these things, i saw them back when i was going to ChiLAN 04, on the internet.

I built a computer in an electricians case for Lan parties. Worked great.

This was also prior to 9/11. Doubt airports would let it through now-a-days.

Could you enlighten us as to what you would like to use this for. Because if you plan to take this through an airport, a suitcase with cloths packed around it might be your best bet. A backpack sufficiant in size to hold a case like yours probably would be too big to pass as carry-on luggage. Before the eletricians case, if I ever flew with my computer, I dis-assembled the whole thing, packed each individual component in a small duffle bag, and took that on the plane with me. The case I packed in a suitecase and claimed it as luggage.

Just FYI.

the reason is for future LAN's. like the possible upcoming ChiLAN 06.


i also carry my computer to friends houses and am searching for a much easier method of transporting it.


thats all really. but if i cant find anything ill get the straps for my shoulder

You could just find an empty box about the same size as your tower, go to a place that sells backpacks and see if it will fit.

i might try that. thanx vindy-poo