Preventing dents in the casing

Hey everyone!
I am a college student who is eagerly anticipating the arrival of her new macbook pro this week. I recently ordered it to replace my 15" powerbook G4, which was in need of a new logic board. I was very emotionally attached to my old powerbook, so I really only wanted to get that logic board replaced. However, due to some small dents in the casing of my laptop, the $350 replacement was going to cost me $1,500. As I am on a tight budget, I was forced to take out an apple credit card to buy a new computer instead. My question for you all is, is there a good way to prevent these same dents in my new computer?
I never dropped or abused my powerbook in any way, but because I am in school out of state, I have to travel a lot. Because the airports require everyone to take their laptops out of their cases, it's hard to protect them in that sort of situation. I don't even know how I got these dents, but I can't afford to run up my bill with apple again. I've seen some hard cases online, but so far they've been really outside of my budget. Do I have to spend a lot of money to protect my computer?
Thanks for your help!
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I am so sick of the typical boring black ballistic nylon bags that I want to vomit! Actually, the “best” is very subjective although...
Personally, I prefer different attire for my MBP based on where I go and how I will travel. For short journeys to the local coffee shop, I use a padded sleeve such as ZeroShock. For trips out of town I use a Ralph Polo Back-Pak. For air travel I use a slimmer sleeve (Tucano) for insertion into my full-featured leather Rawlings soft-side Brief Case. Yeah, it’s a bit much, but that’s just me.
Here are a few notes on each:
ZeroShock: Great as a café cruiser. Provides excellent protection for moderate falls and knocks although wire rim type reinforcement adds bulk for insertion into some supplemental cases.
Tucano Sleeve: Superior fit for MacBook Pro without any excess slop - great for insertion into a messenger style bag, etc.
Rawlings Brief case: Great quality and particle storage. Great price only at outlet stores such as Marshals.
Sleevz: Micro-fiber equivalent to shrink-wrap and can be cumbersome to apply and remove although it’s serves a purpose.
References:
http://shinza.com/productinfo.php?cPath=5&productsid=57
http://www.luggageonline.com/product.cfm?product_ID=4252
http://www.bagsforme.com/bags/RW-R291
http://www.radtech.us/Products/SleevzNotebooks.aspx
Good hunting,
 MBP-15"/2.16/2GB RAM/7200/W8612... Mac OS X (10.4.8) G4 Tower (OS 9/10), Dell 620 WorkStation (XP Pro), Gateway P4 (XP Home)

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