I've been carrying notebook PCs for years, starting initially with a massive 17-in Dell, most recently with an Apple MacBook Air. I've carried them in panniers and in roll bags.
If your chosen notebook has a traditional hard drive (as opposed to solid state disk), then make sure you close the operating system down before packing so the disk heads are properly parked. Also, pack a piece of cloth (hankie?) between the keyboard and the screen to prevent the keys scratching the screen.
My chosen software is Garmin's obsolete Mapsource rather than BaseCamp as it's better and easier to use.
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