All our products are crafted locally in our workshop by the most skilled sewing team in San Francisco.
Material:
- 1050 Denier Ballistic Nylon or Waxed Canvas
- Full grain leather accent
- More details here
Dimensions & Weight:
- Tech Folio 16-inch: 15” (l) x 2” (w) x 11.25” (h); 1.4 lbs. (ballistic), 1.8 lbs. (canvas)
38.1 (l) x 5.08 (w) x 28.57 (h) cm; 0.63 kg (ballistic), 0.81 kg (canvas)
The Tech Folio 16-inch is part of the Tech Folio Collection. There are three sizes based on capacity and laptop size requirements. The measurements for the smaller capacity sizes are:
- Tech Folio: 8” (l) x 2” (w) x 10.5” (h); 0.95 lb.
- Tech Folio Plus: 10.25” (l) x 2” (w) x 13.5” (h); 1.3 lb.
20.32 (l) x 5.08 (w) x 26.67 (h) cm; 0.43 kg
26.03 (l) x 5.08 (w) x 34.29 (h) cm; 0.59 kg

FEATURES
- Full grain leather accent develops a beautiful patina.
- A back pocket can store a mousepad or documents.
- A grab handle doubles as a wheeled suitcase passthrough.
- A padded laptop compartment protects up to 16-inch laptops.
- Smooth-gliding, water-resistant YKK zippers keeps contents safe.
- Stores everything you need for a mobile office in a compact case.
- Interior is lined with water-resistant, gold liner for increased visibility.
- Double zippers in the main compartment and front flap enable in-case charging.
- Main compartment opens flat so you can quickly scan the contents to see what you need.
- Pocket-storage system has multi-sized, zipped mesh pockets to secure small items and cables.
- Two soft, open pockets store bulky items, like an ergonomic mouse, hard drive, or battery pack.
- Front pocket zips open for quick-access items like phone, pen, Apple Pencil, Surface Pen, earbuds, etc.
ADD-ONS
- 1.5" Supreme Suspension Strap
- 1.5" Simple Strap
- Leather Mouse Pad (fits in the back pocket of Tech Folio 16-inch)
- Martexin Original Wax can be used to touch up and freshen the Waxed Canvas.
Waterfield Designs Tech Folio 16-inch review: Pockets, pockets everywhere
iMore - September 7, 2020
“If you have the 16-inch MacBook Pro, or just want a combination of roomy case and bag for all of your mobile office tech, then the Tech Folio 16-inch is a great option to consider.”
Waterfield Tech Folio Plus Review: A Well-Organized Techgear Case
iGeeksBlog - August 30, 2020
“WaterField has designed a tech folio that has clever storage for almost any tech product or accessory you will wish to carry.”
Waterfield Designs Tech Folio Plus review: A Surface Pro pack rat's perfect bag
Windows Central - November 22, 2019
“The Waterfield Designs Tech Folio Plus is a long-lasting, pack-it-all-in bag ideal for those techies who travel with a lot of smaller items, cables, and knickknacks for their Surface PC or Ultrabook.”
WaterField Tech Folio Plus Review: Leave no accessory behind!
iMore - January 25, 2019
"The Tech Folio Plus has a ton of pockets of various sizes to carry all the dongles, adapters, headphones, battery packs, and other accessories you might need. Plus, it's absolutely gorgeous and made from quality materials."
Tech Folio Plus can be crammed full of tech gadgets — and look good while protecting ‘em
Apple World Today - September 27, 2018
“I use the Tech Folio Plus as an accessory to my laptop case. However, if you use an iPad Pro in lieu of a Mac laptop, the WaterField Design case may be the only one you need for your tech equipment.”
SIZE GUIDE
The Tech Folio Collection is designed specifically for those who take their gear and electronics with them everywhere they go. The pocket-storage system keeps everything organized, quickly accessible, and flexible and holds slim and bulky devices. Available in three sizes, the Tech Folio 16-inch has the largest capacity and fits laptops up to 16 inches.
Examples of items that can fit into the Tech Folio’s pocket-storage system:
- Cables, cords and adapters
- Power bricks
- Mouse
- External hard drive
- Extra battery packs
- Phone
- Earbuds
The padded laptop compartment in the Tech Folio 16-inch can fit laptops and tablets up to 16 inches, including:
- 16" MacBook Pro M2
- 14" MacBook Pro M2
- Surface Laptop 5
- Surface Laptop Studio
The padded compartment in the smaller capacity Tech Folio can fit 11-inch tablets, including:
- 11" iPad Pro M2 with Magic Keyboard
- 11" iPad Air with Magic Keyboard
- iPad Mini 6 with Smart Cover
- Other similarly-sized devices
The padded compartment in the mid-sized Tech Folio Plus can fit devices up to 13 inches, including:
- 14" MacBook Pro M2 (snug fit)
- 13" MacBook Pro M2
- 13" MacBook Air M2
- 12.9" iPad Pro M2 with Magic Keyboard
- Surface Pro 9 w/ Type Cover
- Google Pixelbook
- Google Pixel Slate
The Tech Folio Collection was developed as a Next Generation Gear Case community design project.