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Peak Design’s Roller Lite Carry-On is bigger on the inside — and cheaper, too
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More efficient and more affordable, but less charming, too.
More efficient and more affordable, but less charming, too.
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When we sampled Peak Design’s Roller Pro last year, we loved almost everything about the camera gear powerhouse’s first attempt at a proper suitcase. Everything, that is, except for the price. Back then, during its crowdfunded launch, the Pro could be had for as little as $425. Today, you’re looking at $599.95 for the same roller bag.
Peak Design has taken that feedback to heart in creating the Roller Lite Carry-On, part of a new series of suitcases that bring many of the Pro’s features and design concepts into a hard-sided clamshell design that’s more traditional and, crucially, more affordable, starting with the $449.95 Lite Carry-On.
It’s part of a new Lite family of suitcases. The slightly larger Lite Carry-On Plus costs $469.99 and measures 22.5 x 15 x 9 inches, while the $549.95 Lite Trunk is 30 x 16.1 x 13.8 inches. The former should still squeeze in most overhead compartments, while the latter is better off checked. Both, though, come in cheaper than the Pro.
That cost-cutting does result in bags with fewer features and less originality, but I still found the new Lite Carry-On to be a great travel companion, first for a two-day whirlwind journey to Rome, then for a week in Tucson, Arizona.