Road Warriors - recommended travel equipment from Palm Inc., Nextel Communications, etc - Brief Article

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Feb, 2001 by Michael J. Martinez

And finally, although all this gear is wonderfully useful, who wants to look like a reject from a science-fiction convention carrying it around? Coach, the upscale leather retailer, has adapted well to modern times with a line of computer, organizer and cell-phone cases. The standard Coach laptop case or attache costs $298, while the Coach Express On-line Brief will run you $448. Leather covers for the various Palm organizers cost anywhere from $69 to $110, while cases for Nokia's 5100 and 6100 phones and the Motorola StarTac weigh in at $68.

Again, those items may seem a little pricey. But you'll look every inch the modern road warrior, and you'll have the gear to back it up. --Reporter: JUSTIN WISER

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