How do you carry your A100?

[jschall]

Unlike my "old" Archos 5, the A100 in its folio case won't fit in my pants pocket.

If I want to use it away from home, I will have to put it in a bag of some sort. Not a problem for the ladies with their purses, of course.

How do you get about with your A100?

 

[modctek]

Unfortunately, if I don't have my backpack, then it's carried by hand in a zip-up case. This has resulted in being left behind once so far. Luckily, I remembered I left it behind and recovered it. The only way you could probably carry this thing without having it dangle from your belt on a hook or pulling your cargo shorts off while stuffed into an over-large pocket is to somehow tuck it into the small of your back in your pants. I wear a suit most days, so this works in a pinch when I need both hands free, but I wouldn't trust the pad to stay put if I needed to jog across a street. During rainy season, my overcoat might have pockets big enough to hold it, but the weight would make the coat very uncomfortable.

Sadly, the only other option is a shoulder strap, or a completely impractical shoulder holster.

 

[jschall]

That was an amusing and insightful reply.

I might have to invest in a purse...

 

[John Starke]

I am retired so my cargo pocket of my pants or my safari coat pocket works just fine. Mine is in a roocase which adds just enough cover to protect it and has a strap for one handed reading or a folding position for landscape reading on my chest at night. I really like the unit which has replaced my Kindle. ( We will not discuss the upcoming Kindle Fire which is much much cheaper at $199.) I paid $328 at Amazon. Of course the new Kindle Fire has no cameras, as if I would ever use it/them. I bought the A100 for reading and email on the road. It replaces my 14" HP laptop, and it will do everything it will do.

 

[John Starke]

Jschall,
When I used to travel to Italy all the Italian men carried purses, at least a lot did. Easy to leave behind though.

I had a friend who decided he would get one. He also filled it with several hundred dollasr of 2 dollar bills so he could tip and be remembered by the waiters where he traveled. He left the purse in a restraurant the first day. He got it back, minus the 2 dollar bills. I guess that guy never forgot him for sure,

 

[jschall]

Thanks for the anecdotes, John!

I have been practicing carrying my A100 in a "purse" which is really a small Case Logic gadget bag intended for a portable DVD player. I have already forgotten it once in the car.

I'm shopping for an elegant "man purse", or "murse"...

 

[zap2]

Backpack,in my jeans back pock, inner coat pocket near my chest.

It depends where I'm going and for how long. When I put it in my backpack I have a small case, but it's naked when its in a pocket