For some, a laptop bag is just a piece of luggage dedicated to safely transporting a portable PC and/or tablet from Point A to Point B. For business travelers, though, the laptop bag is more like a Swiss Army knife—an essential element filled with the gadgets and accessories you need.

1. Laptop power cord
Panic. That is the feeling that hits you when you arrive at a destination and realize you forgot to pack the power cord for your laptop. Without it, you have mere hours of productivity before your laptop will die, and you’ll be dead in the water. If possible, you should have a spare power cord that is always in your laptop bag so you don’t run the risk of forgetting to bring one. If you can swap out the battery on your laptop, you might want to carry a spare battery as well.

2. Smartphone / tablet charger
Along those same lines, you also don’t want to embark on a business trip without the adapter and/or cable you need to recharge your smartphone or tablet. Ideally, you should have a backup always stored in your laptop bag for the same reason cited above.

3. USB flash drive
USB flash drives seem like they’re already on their way to obsolescence, but they still come in handy in a pinch. If a customer or vendor needs to share a file with you, or vice versa, a USB flash drive is often the most convenient and efficient means available.

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