When traveling, especially by plane, making sure you can get through the checkpoint procedure quickly and relatively pain-free is a huge bonus. One of the ways you can speed the process along is to have a “checkpoint-friendly” laptop bag. What this means is that it can be easily opened and inspected by the TSA personnel without having to remove the computer. Therefore the style of the bag is important. Styles featuring a single computer sleeve, a butterfly style, or a trifold style without metal hardware are ideal.
So if you know you will be traveling with your laptop on a regular basis, make sure you consider purchasing a laptop bag that makes the checkpoint process at least a little bit easier.