Tumi Gen4 vs Alpha
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Tumi Gen4 vs Alpha
The Tumi outlet store near me only has the Gen4 line. Confirmed over the phone. I have only seen the Alpha line at luggage stores. How does the Gen4 compare to the Alpha?
#2
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Berlin and Buggenhagen, Germany
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Basically the exact same thing. Some of the small differences are:
- different lining design (pattern and color)
- different hardware color on some pieces (silver or grayish instead of black)
- no stampable name tag on Gen 4
- decorative leather strip on Gen4 (looks really upscale and better than Alpha)
- some rare pieces have a slightly different interior layout (pen loops not in the same place)
That's about all that I could think of. THey even kept the model numbers the same mostly.
What I am not sure of is if Gen4 is the same as Gen 4.4 and people just omit the .4.
Till
- different lining design (pattern and color)
- different hardware color on some pieces (silver or grayish instead of black)
- no stampable name tag on Gen 4
- decorative leather strip on Gen4 (looks really upscale and better than Alpha)
- some rare pieces have a slightly different interior layout (pen loops not in the same place)
That's about all that I could think of. THey even kept the model numbers the same mostly.
What I am not sure of is if Gen4 is the same as Gen 4.4 and people just omit the .4.
Till
#4
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New York
Programs: UA 1P, RCC
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For what it's worth, I just had luggage covers (mad by Carry Rite) made for my Alpha luggage. Apparently they are the same patterns as the 4th Gen Tumi stuff, so they've changed very little in terms of size.
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