That's not a good idea Alex: Who the hell are you?
FArtIE: My name is FArtIE, Fast Artificial Intelligence Eco system. You built me... Remember?
Alex: Not really.
FArtIE: Yes wine does that. Alex: How dare you? And what did you mean
I don't wanna do this?
FArtIE: That Macbook Pro weighs 2 kilograms! The sharp edges will hurt your soft hands!
Alex: My Soft...what? Since when do you care about my wellbeing?
FArtIE: I don’t. I am worried you’d let this fall and break the MAcBook pro.
Alex: Fair enough. But I’ve got this sleeve from Nomad you see?
FArtIE: Ooooh fancy. Looks pretty safe to carry actually. I will go now. Off you pop.
Alex: OK, cheers FArtIE
Well guys, today I am going to review this beautiful MacBook Pro leather sleeve from
NOMAD.
NOMAD produce these gorgeous leather products.
As you can probably tell, I am a big fan!
At the end of this video I will also be covering a couple of products for the iPhone and Apple
Watch so strap o. Strap in...
It's gonna be a good one.
Although I purchased this leather strap AND this leather folio case... NOMAD also sent
me these OTHER products for free for me to review... Which is great!
As much as possible I try to be a customer first, and a tech reviewer second.
But to be clear, NOMAD has not sponsored this video and don’t really have any say in HOW
I produce my content and what I say here. And that's true for any brands working with
me.
So if I find anything wrong with it, rest assured… You will know about it.
So guys, this is not for the faint at heart coming in... at approximately $200 dollars
but let’s put it this way…. if this was a car, I’d say this is a Porsche or a Ferrari.
You know, it’s expensive but you know you’re getting a top quality product.
The MacBook Pro is a fantastic product.
And you're invested a lot of money on it. So when it comes to protecting it, this leather
sleeve from NOMAD is worth every penny for me.
Though... expensive doesn't ALWAYS mean good quality! Apple's leather sleeve for example
is ALSO about $200 dollars and the quality is NOWHERE NEAR as good as this.
You can JUST tell that this... will last a long time!
And talking about time...
As this is a beautiful tanned leather, sourced from Horween Leather of Chicago, with time...this
will patina... giving this product a beautiful character.
It comes in either Black, Rustic Brown which is the one I have... And Burnt English Tan.
I made a car analogy earlier, but let’s make another one here. This product can be
likened to a whisky, the older the better!
This design is simple yet... very effective.
It has this cutout on the side, so you can use it when charging your MacBook without
having to remove it from the sleeve.
Inside it, it has this lovely and smooth microfiber lining... which I am sure the Macbook loves.
If it could say something right now I am pretty sure it would be thanking the NOMAD people
who designed this.
FArtIE: Don't forget the bell. Alex: Oh thanks FArtIE!
FArtIE: I analysed the data and it looks like more than 95% of the people watching this
video haven't subscribed to your channel. Alex: Oh thanks so much! Guys, you heard her
- I upload at least once a week, although recently it's been more like twice a week.
So if you like my stuff, please make sure subscribe.
FartIE: Show them the bell. They like that. Alex: Oh, yeah.. Hit the notification bell,
it's right next to the subscribe button.
FartIE: Where would you be without me? AleX: Excuse me?
FartIE: (AWKWARDLY) I didn't say nothing.
This can go in ANY bag really. I have these three examples here so you can see.
It fits nicely in my smart, office man bag - is that the name for it?
Right, who cares... it's a man bag.
Then I also have this small rucksack for when I need to carry a few more things.
And a camera bag as well for those of you who might be doing some field work.... and
like to take your MacBook for that quick edit, for showing clients and things like that.
And as you can see it goes in and out of all of those bags without any issues.
Why is this important? Well, sometimes you might be working near surfaces that you don't
really control.
And taking the Macbook out of the bag without a sleeve... you know, it may get caught
in a tripod, or a zipper or anything lose that you might have in the bag.
And that will get that lovely silver or space grey finish all scratched up which in turn...
will make it harder for you to sell your Macbook in future.
Not to mention that you might drop something on it as well, and trust me...
It doesn't take a lot for this shell to get dented so... Any extra protection you can
get, it's gonna help you keep that resell value.
Stay tuned by the way as I will be doing a... "What's in my camera bag" ver soon!
Can't call myself a tech reviewer if I don't do that right?
So when it comes to build quality.... well, just take a look at this reinforced stitching
here guys, it's a THING of beauty!
The sleeve is made out of a hard EVA shell yet... Really quite slim and wrapped with
this beautiful leather.
I was researching for this video and the more I learn about this Hornween leather the more
I got to appreciate how good this product is.
They still follow the same process today as they did about 100 years ago!
The magnets area here feel really secure, there is no way your Macbook is going to fall
out from this bad boy.
So if you are looking for great protection with the luxury feel of leather, this is the
one. I can't recommend this enough. I've poppped some links in the description for you.
Talking about links,..
This is the Modern Slim Strap. The FIRST thing you notice not only with this product but
any Nomad products... is how good they smell!
THEY LOOK the part too, but the leather smell is just....So good!
I went for the Gold version of the Apple Watch which is PERFECT really FOR THIS STRAP.
The buckle here and the connectors, are the exact same colour as the Apple watch so it
looks perfect!
ABSOLUTELY like THEY belong TOGETHER.
It's always a risk with the Gold watch.. as it is not very sporty, but even the non-leather
option from Nomad looks really good and goes REALLY well with relaxed clothing, I will
show you it in a minute.
This black leather option I went for... is more for a smartly dressed "going out" sort
of vibe.
Use the links in the description, At the time of recording the Slim Strap retails at $69.95
but if you check my links there's an Outlet option too which is great.
They have some FANTASTIC discounts!! Sometimes up to 70% off so check that out. After the
rest of the video of course.
Now, this is the sport Strap. This one is not leather but... Full disclosure... I've
been wearing this a lot more than the leather one.
It's made from this VERY light and breathable FKM material. It's extremely comfortable.
I have quite a few watch straps and this is BY FAR the most comfortable.
It's always very dry, it doesn't pull on your hairs like some other straps do.
And it has a really easy latch here. Well I say easy....
It did take a couple of days to get used to it.
But it latches using this aluminium pin... and the rest just gets tucked away neatly,
in the wrist. Super comfy.
After a workout, now that the gyms are re-opening, it's great!
This material is very resistant to moisture so a simple wipe down and it's clean ready
to go again.
Right, the final two products for today are these great leather iPhone cases.
I actually purchased this folio VERSION myself and Nomad sent me this rugged option.
Both offer great drop protection, with internal bumper tested to 10 FEET drop protection.
As with every Nomad leather product, you can see before you buy...
What the case will look like after being used for 100 days, which is really cool.
Gives you an idea of how this product will patina over time.
Only REALLY high quality leather DEVELOPS this patina guys... so these cases from Nomad
are legit.
With this folio case you can keep 3 cards in it and there's also a bigger compartment
here for another card or any paperwork or money that you might want to keep here.
The only thing I don't like is that this FOLIO case doesn't have a latch or anything so if
you don't have any cards in the case, it stays a bit open which is not ideal.
Maybe with time and more usage this will change but out of the box, its like this....
You can of course just place the iPhone down the other way but yeah, slightly annoying.
Same as the Macbook sleeve, they use Horween leather here which - if you missed - are a
very traditional American company that still make high quality leather today in the same
way they did over 100 years ago.
I LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIALS AND HOW THEY MAKE IT...
AND LEARNING ABOUT HORWEEN MADE ME LIKE NOMAD EVEN MORE!
So you know you're going to get high quality products here.
FArtIE: OK we get it. Wrap it up Alex: Don't be rude. I will see you and your
smiling faces in the next one!