I love backpacks but for a typical work day, I prefer to go with a more professional looking
messenger bag.
Using a slimmer bag like this means the tech I carry also needs to be thinner and lighter
to keep it from being too bulky or heavy.
Finding the perfect tech that fits inside this limited space but doesn’t compromise
in performance was essential to me for this setup.
Hi I’m David and this is what’s in my slim and minimal tech bag.
The bag that I’m using is from Jack Spade.
And I’ll be honest the main reason I use it is because I think it just looks nice.
Messenger bags aren’t to most ergonomic since you’re carrying all the weight on
one shoulder, there isn’t a lot of space inside to carry anything beyond the essentials
and the pockets are just okay for keeping everything organized.
This bag is also pretty expensive and I only bought one since I found it on sale for less
than a hundred dollars.
Despite all of that, I still really like using this bag since it looks a lot more professional
than a backpack for a young professional.
The laptop I carry inside the bag is still the Dell XPS 15, which I still think is great
balance of portability and power for video editing on the go.
But when I’m home I prefer to work directly on my desktop system, and moving files back
and forth between my laptop and desktop can be a hassle.
So I picked up a Samsung T5 1 TB portable hard drive to store all my files.
It’s nice and small so it stores easily inside my bag, it’s comes with cables to
connect over USB C or over Type A connectors, file read and write speeds is extremely fast
so I can edit my video files directly on the drive, the only con is the price.
The Samsung T5 is a premium product so the price tag clearly reflects that.
If you don’t need that kind of capacity or just want to quickly transfer some files
between a couple computers.
I still just use a simple USB thumbdrive.
For that I reason I also carry my SanDisk Extreme 64GB drive, which is plenty fast and
large enough when I just need to quickly pass some files computer to computer.
A power bank is something new I’ve started to carry with me lately.
While I rarely run out of power during the day with my cellphone, having a power bank
just in case is a nice for peace of mind.
I’m using the Aukey 10000mAH power bank.
These smaller slimmer power banks are the perfect form factor for me.
They feel like you’re carrying a slightly thicker phone and because of that they hold
together really well in my hands while it is being charged without too much additional
weight or bulk.
This specific model doesn’t support any special quick charging modes if you need that.
But I really like that this charger has a bidirectional USB C port that can be used
to charge or be charged, so I don’t need to have older micro usb cables around.
Commuting to work I like listening to podcasts or music on my phone with some cheap Panasonic
earbuds.
I find them really comfortable in my small ears canals and they sound decent enough for
my needs.
While the cable is really thin so it does gets tangled quite easily.
And there’s no inline controller or microphone for phone calls.
On the plus side they are super cheap so I don’t really worry about losing or breaking
them.
And finally while I enjoy my technology.
Sometimes I just find it therapeutic writing my notes out with pen and paper.
For this I just carry a basic notebook, and for my pen and I like using the Signo 207
with its nice dark ink.
So that’s a quick look at what’s inside my slim tech work bag.
The tech and gear I carry inside this bag is small and portable but doesn’t compromise
in performance.
While you do pay a bit of premium for this stuff inside this setup, in the end it’s
been worth it for me to keep everything clean and professional.
But hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I’ll see you in the next video.