So you may have went and grabbed a great deal on a Netbook on Black Friday, but now you must have something to protect it. Let’s face it, we’re not the carefullest of creatures when it comes to our things, and of course accidents can happen anywhere and anytime. Netbooks are great for kids, but they’re especially not very careful with their things, they’ll certainly need some sort of protection for that nice new netbook if you want it to last for them. Either way, if it’s for you, or it’s a gift, you can do yourself a favor and get a protective sleeve at the very least to protect that netbook. The product I’ve got for review today is called the LA Rode netbook 10.2, it’s from a company called Be.ez that specializes in protection for laptops and netbooks. The 10.2 in the name is referring to the size that the sleeve can accommodate , meaning any laptop or netbook up to 10.2″ in size will fit in the LA Robe sleeve. The sleeve is nicely made with very thick shock absorbing material and it’s available in several colors as well, so you’ll find one that’s suitable for anyone you know. So read on for a brief review of the La Robe from Be.ez…
Info:
LA robe Netbook 10.2
Fits most 10.2” Netbooks
Low Resilience Polyurethane (LRPu) Technology
Robe protection Thickness 5MM
Trendy, Unique Design
Inner Lip for maximum protection
Stand alone or in your bag
No more Scratches for your Netbook
Initially designed for the Apple notebooks, LA robe is made in a soft, shape-memory material, ideal to dress your notebook in an original fashion while protecting it from mobile life worries.
Fits:
Computers up to 266 x 192 x 30mm (10.5 x 7.6 x 1.2”)
Asus series 1000 and S101, MSI Wind, Medion Akoya mini E1210, ECS G10IL, Samsung NC10, and many more…
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What’s in the Box?:
There is no box for this product, it’s inside of a heavy duty vinyl zip lock style bag. The bag itself has the information printed on it and it’s semi-transparent so you can see the color through the bag. There’s a hang tag as well with a sample of the sleeve material so you can feel it before you buy it.
The LA Rode I got for review is obviously a bright green in color called ‘2Green’ but it’s available in Pink, Blue, Red and Black as well. The only marking is the Be.ez logo on both sides of the sleeve:
The LA Robe features dual zipper with nice large pulls on them, the zippers feel heavy duty and inside there is a cloth flap that covers them to protect the netbook or laptop inside.
The LA Robe is a basic sleeve, you won’t find any pockets on it, and there’s no room for a power supply either, it’s meant to be an easy and protective way to carry your netbook from place to place. You can use it as is, or slide it into another bag to take other stuff with you. Inside you’ll find a soft, non-scratching material where your netbook will be.
The outer material is a memory shape material, meaning it will bounce back to it’s original shape if pressed on. It is thick and should offer good protection for the netbook inside.
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Installation:
As far as installation is concerned, just open it up and slide your netbook in. I’m using the LA Robe with my Acer Aspire One D250:
Once you put your netbook in there there is no other room for anything else, it fits nice and snug. You can though use a smaller netbook with it, I found I could fit my Asus EeePc 900a in there with the PSU with no problem, but that’s a 7″ netbook.
You might complain that there’s no pockets, but it’s designed that way, and for me that’s not a big deal. It’s meant to protect the netbook inside and I believe it will do a good job of that. I’ve got a Tom Bihn messenger bag that I use for my laptop and netbook, I can just slide this right in there and off I go if need be. You can just through it in any bag really and it will be safe I’m sure.
As far as price is concerned, I checked Amazon and found it new for as low as $16.99, which is not a bad price really, well worth it.
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Conclusion:
As far as I’m concerned the LA Robe is a great product, I like it very much, I trust my netbook being inside of it. I will be using the LA Robe from now on for my Aspire One, and I can recommend you getting one for your netbook as well.
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Pros:
+Well made of thick protective material
+Dual, heavy duty zippers
+Basic and functional
Cons:
-No pockets
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I would like to thank Be.ez for the chance to review the LA Robe 10.2 Sleeve and for their support of iGadgetLife.
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