Are you looking to hold just the laptop, or a couple accessories, or a whole bunch of other stuff?

If you want to hold a whole bunch of other stuff along with the laptop, check out the bag of holding at thinkgeek. I recently got one, and while it's not as sleek as a neoprene shell, it has absolutely tremendous capacity and doesn't look bad:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/aaa5/

It could seriously fit 5 laptops (17" + 3 or 4 15" + a netbook), and it isn't much larger than the average laptop bag due to multiple expanding pockets. I can fit this:
http://www.coreduonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/dell-inspirion-e1705-laptop-notebook-desktop-replacement.jpg

plus a couple sizable board games:
http://www.pevans.co.uk/Games/agricola-box.jpg

plus a netbook:
http://inventorspot.com/files/images/Eee%20PC.img_assist_custom.jpg

Plus the chargers, and some small items. Of course, you could replace the board games with anything.


If you want something with a lot of space (Though less than the bag of holding) but is more stylish, also in a messenger bag format, Crumpler's Considerable Embarrasment would be worth looking at:
http://www.crumplerbags.com/Lite/English/Products/Considerable-Embarrassment-CE13A.html

Here's a review:
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=415&type=expert&pid=3


Crumpler also has small bags that go well beyond the neoprene shells - they look better and hold a bit of extra stuff, too.


Lastly, you don't need to spend a lot of money to get a decent bag. Kensington has mid-sized offerings for $35-40 or so, and they do a very nice job for the price:
http://us.kensington.com/html/15726.html

While my other suggestions are better bags, if money is tight, there's no reason to spend $75+ on a laptop bag.

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