Customer Reviews:
 Roomy, comfortable, nearly-indestructible November 22, 2008
From the makers of the Swiss Army knife, you get a solid, utilitarian backpack. You can call it a 'computer backpack', because you can carry a laptop in it. I am writing this review on a Thinkpad T60 and, it's official. The T60 fits inside the laptop sleeve with plenty of room to spare. And it's padded too. And, if you don't feel like carrying your laptop in a backpack, it's okay to use it as a regular backpack. This particular one was grabbed by one of my kids because he was the one who opened the box and it's going to be his SchoolGear. So, let's summarize.
THE GOOD:
- Solid build, pretty close to 'indestructible'.
- Lots, of pockets, and I mean LOTS. I can see why my kids loves this. The more I investigated, the more pockets I found.
- Padded computer sleeve, of course. Seems adequate for most laptops.
- A media section to store a player and some software. I has the 'audio interface' which is really a hole in the bag so that you can run the headphones wire through it. I'm not so sure it's something that many will use.
- The organizer pocket lets you store pens, a cell phone, money, maps... has many internal pockets where things can be organized.
- Water bottle pocket.
- Sunshades holder.
- Swiss Army knife pocket, of course.
- The shoulder straps are quite comfortable.
- Compression straps allow you to secure items inside.
- Airflow padding on the back for more comfort.
- Cool design, in black, with little Swiss silver crosses over red everywhere.
THE NOT SO GOOD:
Can't think of anything other than, to my surprise, it turns out that it's made in China.
I feel compelled to give it five stars.
very sturdy November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like this backpack. There is plenty of room for all of my stuff, though I admit, I didn't think it would fit when I first looked at the bag (meaning it has an outwardly small appearance). The straps are all thick and sturdy, with ample stitching; I don't think I will ever have a problem with them. The free ends of the straps have little plastic anti-fray things, rather than just the usual fold-and-sew a few times. The zippers are equally robust. There are compartments and pockets all over, including a laptop sleeve, two water bottle holders, a proper pen/pencil/calculator compartment, and so on...plenty of room for anything. It sits nicely on my shoulders without digging into them, no matter how much weight is in the bag. The part of the bag that is in contact with your back when you wear it has little padded nubs to keep the backpack a little off your back so you dont get major sweat patterns on your shirt when the weather is warm.
The single thing I don't like about the bag is the little rubber things or cloth patches that say "this loop is for sunglasses" or "this is for your mp3 player". Note, the bag has a small hole that you can feed your headphones through so the mp3 player can stay inside the bag- this leaked a tiny bit when I got caught in the rain, but not too bad. Nothing got ruined.
Anyway, this is an awesome bag. I would recommend it to anyone.
Great Product so far October 25, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Plenty of compartments. Each one has ample room.
It has a media pocket with a headphone slit in the fabric for easy listening while backpacking.
The design and construction seem to be extremely sturdy although I have only had it for several weeks.
Very good product so far.
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