Macworld USA – August 2019

AUGUST 2019 MACWORLD 27

LAPTOP BAG

SADDLEBACK

THIRTEENER

THIN LEATHER

BRIEFCASE:

TOUGH SCUFF

BY LEIF JOHNSON

IMAGE: LEIF JOHNSON

The new Thirteener Thin Leather Briefcase

(go.macworld.com/sdflb) from Saddleback

Leather Co. looks a little, well, like a

saddlebag. (I was a cowboy for years, so I

don’t say this lightly.) And much like a

saddlebag, this 14.25-x-10-inch briefcase is

big enough to hold necessities without

being a burden, which makes it a perfect

(if heavy duty) companion for Apple’s

13-inch MacBook Pro or the new MacBook

Air. So long as you don’t try to take the

whole ranch along on your commute and

can deal with some scuffing, it should

serve you well.

The $349 Thirteener also reminds me of

a good saddlebag because there’s little