Tamrac 5618 Black Turbo CyberPro Photo/Laptop Briefcase (Black)

by Tamrac

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 8.2 x 12.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002FOPOA
• Item model number: 5618 Black
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 7, 2006

Product Description

The Turbo CyberPro Photo/Laptop Briefcase carries camera gear in a vertical orientation for a slim profile. Tamrac's patented TurboTop opens with a quick pull of the parallel double zippers to provide instant access to camera equipment. A separate, foam-padded pocket in the back fits most 17-Inch screen laptops, including Apple's 17-Inch MacBook Pro. Elastic pockets inside this back pocket organize necessary cables and cords. The front pocket has paraphernalia pockets to organize CDs, a phone, an MP3 player, and other important items as well as a mesh pocket on the front flap for filters and small accessories. Behind the front pocket is a Slide Pocket that features Tamrac's patented Memory & Battery Management System that uses red flags to identify available memory cards and batteries from ones that are used up. The adjustable shoulder strap, EasyGrip carrying handle and Piggy-Back pocket provide multiple, convenient carrying options.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best combination camera/laptop bag in its class, November 10, 2008

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HolyGrail "hlygrail" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamrac 5618 Black Turbo CyberPro Photo/Laptop Briefcase (Black) (Electronics)

This bag is worth every penny/yen/rupee/euro/etc. of its listed price. I'm on my third international trip (I'm in India right now in fact) and continue to love this bag. It's big, and it's not meant for weekend hiking trips, but when you need a "go" bag to carry all your camera gear, laptop gear and all the associated stuff (card reader, cables, chargers, extra batteries, lenses, filters, cleaning gear, etc.) -- this is the bag you want. It's *just* big enough to hold everything, but not so big that you can't put it under an airline seat or in an overhead bin. Even fully loaded, on a Boeing 757 or an Airbus A320/340, it will fit standing up in the overheads if the top isn't too overstuffed, which is nice.

Here's a highlight of what's in this bag right now, as I get ready to catch a plane back home tonight:

' Nikon D50 body (I didn't want to travel this far with my 'regular' more expensive body this time))
' Nikon 18-55mm lens
' Nikon 70-200mm VR lens
' Tokina 12-24mm wide-angle lens (big and heavy)
' two 77mm Hoya filters for the wide-angle (circular polarizer/UV filter)
' lens cleaning pen
' pen/paper (for note-taking about trip or photographs)
' 50 sheets of paper (receipts for cab fares, purchases, hotel bills)
' iPod 20GB classic
' Thinkpad T42 (15" display)
' 6 granola bars, 2 1-oz. packs of mixed nuts
' 2 pairs of sunglasses
' earplugs (aviation quality in a small plastic case)
' headphones (earbuds)
' 2 "tetrapacks" of orange juice
' 1 medicine bottle (antibiotics in case I get 'sick')
' passport/itinerary/parking coupon for back home
.... and that's just what I remember packing or can see from the top!!

Seriously, this is an awesome bag, especially now that airlines are cracking down on number of bags -- having a 'personal item' bag this big is fantastic. Tamrac makes another model with wheels, but I think it'd be too heavy (fully loaded, the above is probably 25 lbs). You'll want a smaller 'carry' bag for once you get onsite at your shoot (you wouldn't want to hike more than a few hundred hards with this fully loaded), but for getting all your gear in-country/to your point of respite, this is THE bag to get.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly light, well-made, December 26, 2008

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KR503 (San Anselmo, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamrac 5618 Black Turbo CyberPro Photo/Laptop Briefcase (Black) (Electronics)

I've used this case for a few months now (with a digital slr, two lenses, a light meter, and various other accessories packed into it). I had obsessed and agonized over what case to get (reading reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, and finally gulping hard and choosing this) and I made the right choice. For one thing, it's much lighter and more compact than I expected, especially for a case that also handles your laptop. I haven't used it for the laptop yet, but I realized in a flash of inspiration that this kind of case solves the problem of not knowing whether to hand-carry your camera equipment or your laptop on a plane, when you can only have one carry-on. Everything is protected, and there's a nice fold-down bottom panel for the laptop, which can be folded up when this compartment is not being used, thus compressing the overall size of the bag. I love the pullout thingee that holds batteries and memory cards, and the double zipper that gets "pulled" open at the top by a pullbar -- quick access. Note also that the strap takes additional (ordered separately for a fee) add-on's such as a holder for a bottle of water, filter holders, and other such things. I give it 4 stars because of two things: 1) it does not have a "piggyback" strap for attaching to a wheeling suitcase as advertised, and 2) I'm not sure it would be totally totally weatherproof in a real bad downpour -- although it's pretty darn good. If you expect to use it on a lot of hiking and outdoor activity where you're in the wild, you might want to look at one of the cases that have a waterproof cover. If you have a huge amount of equipment, you might want to look at a bigger bag. But for me, this was just the right size for a "medium" amount of camera equipment and a 15+" laptop (not widescreen).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Buy but heavy when fully loaded, March 25, 2008

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E. Mayner (Beltsville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tamrac 5618 Black Turbo CyberPro Photo/Laptop Briefcase (Black) (Electronics)

I brought this combination camera bag in preparation for a trip overseas. The bag fit nicely into my rolling carryon which I wanted for my shopping when I returned. I also wanted to be able to carry my camera equipment on board the multiple planes, but have my computer accessible for security. The bag held all of my equipment and it is very nice. However, when I added the laptop at 6 lbs, the bag weighed 25 lbs fully load. That was a lot to carry on my shoulder as a female through the long airports. So, it's a good buy for the price. The rolling carts are so much more expensive, but women need to be careful.