If you’re a digital knowledge worker / digital nomad / digital creative who works often from the road, you’ve probably got a significant technical kit that you bring with you. These things really add up and can be a pain to move around, organize, and secure. The Tumi Tegra Lite Max Carry-on 4 Wheeled Briefcase is a great option for a mobile office. It’s hard shell keeps things safe and secure, and it’s four wheels make jaunts through airports less exhausting. But like all Tumi products, it has some quirks and is not for everybody. Read on for all the juicy details.
Exterior
The Tegra Lite Max Carry On is made from, ahem, Tegra Lite. It’s a cool, futuristic looking material. It comes in both silver (shown here) and black. The material is tough but it does tend to scratch rather easily.
The Tumi Tegra-Lite Max Carry On 4 Wheeled Briefcase
The Tumi Tegra-Lite Max Carry On 4 Wheeled Briefcase
The Tumi Tegra-Lite Max Carry On 4 Wheeled Briefcase. Integrated locking mechanism.
An integrated docking sleeve on the back of the Tegra Light Max Carry On let’s you stack it on top of another wheeled roller bag.
The Tegra Lite Max Carry On has a good, long, solid extendable handle.
The Tegra Lite Max Carry On has a good, long, solid extendable handle.
Interior
Because this is a non-expandable hard shelled case, you’re rather limited in what you can carry in it. Moreover, filling the inside tends to impact the single sole exterior pocket. Like most Tumi bags, the tend to insist on including built in compartments of extremely limited utility. This is most noticeable in the exterior-access front compartment. We have no idea what people carry in some of these pockets. Gum?
The front interior pocket of the Tegra Lite Max Carry On is small with the typical semi-useful predetermined Tumi pockets.
If you remove the document loader, the Tegra Lite Max Carry On folds totally flat.
One on side is a zip compartment for storing cloths. Filling this interior pocket obviously reduces the amount of space inside the bag, but it also constrains the exterior front pocket, too.
The other side of the Tegra Lite Max Carry On has gusseted pockets suitable for things like shoes. Again, filling these pockets impacts the size of the main compartment.
The inside of the Tegra Lite Max Carry On with the removable document/laptop holder.
Here’s a fully loaded Tegra Lite Max Carry On. Unfortunately the bag doesn’t balance very well on its wheels like this when opened. If you’re pulling out a laptop at, say, airport security, expect to awkwardly hold onto the bag too to keep it from tipping over.
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Summary
The Tumi Tegra Lite Max Carry On 4 Wheeled Briefcase is a great option for schlepping around your mobile office. It holds a ton of stuff that collectively adds up to a lot of weight. If you’re used to carry your office on your back, it’s wonderful to have a hard-shelled wheeled case that makes getting through the airport much easier. And when you’re in the airport lounge, it’s easy to get access to any of your necessary tools. If you’re comfortable with the Tumi pricing premium and their somewhat goofy internal pockets, you should definitely take a close look at this briefcase.
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