Solar Powered Laptop Bag

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I've been seriously thinking about buying solar panels for the specific use of powering my laptop. Canadian Tire is selling 6.5W foldable solar panels for just over $100 but I've also just stumbled upon a laptop bag with solar panels but it might just put my HP laptop bag out of commission and there wouldn't be as many compartments as a regular laptop bag but it would look better than carrying around solar panels on one hand and my laptop bag on the other. I do though just plan to use the solar panels at a stationary place but take them elsewhere. This bag then would be justified for a consumer soon to be purchasing a laptop or laptop bag.

The bag is called the Eclipse Fusion and surprisingly, Wired has said it has ample room and pockets and has a spare battery for extra charging. Now on the other hand, a similar company reviewed it and said the inner pockets easily crushed paper documents and the outside pockets were clear which got them thinking of pickpocketers plus they said the solar panels sucked as it couldn't charge an iPod in 2 hours completely. Commenting on the charging bit; to me it doesn't matter as long as it's doing something and the charging would then easily be able to keep it going as you listen. The Eclipse Fusion is one of the more expensive laptop bags at $199 but there are cheaper ones at Backup Power (By the way, it's a Canadian website). If you want a look at the foldable solar panels go to Canadian Tire.