Anyone who plans on taking their laptop to Montana better be sure to take precautions to protect it. Traveling in general can be hard on a laptop, and Montana even more so.
The #1 best way to protect your laptop is to have a quality laptop bag. I personally prefer backpacks since it makes it easier to carry, particularly on vacation when the trunk is overflowing with other bags.
However, many people do prefer more traditional laptop bags. On this page are a bunch of non-backpack laptop bags designed to protect your computer while traveling here in Montana, or elsewhere.