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Side-facing zip on laptop bag = worst idea ever!

02 11 06 - 17:45 Luggage tag placed on side of bag.

Gets caught on something, and unzips the laptop compartment.

Side-facing zip ensures that it plummets front-right-hand corner first to a marble floor.

Corner is now completely destroyed (looks like a car crash).

Battery still seems to work OK, though. And after un-bending the airport card, and re-plugging in the antenna, it too seems to work.

Hopefully, the travel insurance will cover it this time... as it happened while travelling.

I'm posting this from the machine now, using the airport card... so the damage can't be all that great... but it's there somewhat. And the corner is sharp. And the battery is almost impossible to remove and insert.