Think Tank Photo My 2nd Brain Review

Recently I had to make a trip to see a relative who was hospitalized in serious condition. Since this was going to be a fairly short trip, only four days, and one that did not have the potential for much photography, I planned to travel light. Light is, of course, a relative term. My concept of light is: a travel laptop, a 7” class tablet, a smartphone and a flip-phone. No digital cameras (the smartphone camera will do) and no large, connected tablets.

The perfect carrying case for this trip turned out to be the ThinkTank MY 2nd BRAIN MacBook Air/Pro 13” Laptop Slim Case. The case has plenty of pockets including inside pockets for power adapters and cords, accessories, and connectivity/adapters. It also has zipper accessible pockets for all of my devices.

The outside dimensions are 10.2” wide x 14” high x 0.8” deep. Weight is only 1.4 lbs. The case is made of  water-resistant nylon with high-quality zippers and plenty of foam and padding. I felt totally confident that my expensive electronics were well protected.

The case is actually specifically designed for several iFruit products like MacBooks, iPhones and iPads. However we found it was absolutely perfect for our preferred combination:

Instead of overpriced and underperforming iStuff we use these products:

· MacBook Air/Pro 13 replaced by an ASUS S200e

· iPad mini replaced by a 7” Kobo Arc (it also worked perfectly with other 8* and smaller tablets)

· iPhone replaced by Samsung Galaxy SII (we also used several other Android phones)

The design of the case allowed us to carry our electronics inside and still have an outside pocket that was large enough to hold a magazine to read on the flights and a document holder with all of our tickets and confirmation printouts in it. We were able to access what we needed without having to open the case up, a very nice feature.

We slipped the ASUS laptop into the rear-most pocket so we would have easy access if TSA (Thousands Standing Around) needed to see the laptop before we boarded our flights. This turned out to be unnecessary because somehow USAirways gave me TSA Pre-approved status and I just waltzed through security.

The large middle pocket held chargers, adapters, a mouse, cables and everything else we needed in the numerous built-in pouches.

The front pocket held the Kobo tablet with the Smartphone in a Golla Genmob travel case slipping perfectly into the dedicated pocket on the front at the top.

All-in-all it was a wonderful experience that shows just how good well planned engineering can be. I can’t say enough about the positive experience of using this case, it is excellent un every way.

The 13” version of the MY 2nd BRAIN is a available in Black, Harbor Blue and Mist Green. It is also available in other sizes from Tablet-only up to 15” laptop size.

MSRP for the 13” version is $94.75

www.thintankphoto.com