SwissGear Unisex-Adult 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack, Black Dot, Large

fine for now but not as much roomy as my former SwissGear bag but zippers started to fail

You definitely get what you pay for. This arrived on time and although more $$ than what I wanted to spend this backpack didn’t disappoint. Durable. Comfy handle. A little slim for the main cargo but if your packing light, this is perfect. Fits overhead or under the seat on an airplane perfectly. Must get.

Sadly, I had to say goodbye to my long time friend, my old Swiss Gear laptop backpack. After countless trips, 6 countries, and 15+ years, it was time to let him go. The logical replacement was the newer version. Pros: * the passport pocket in the front - super duper convenient * the fully zip down opening to pull your laptop out at TSA (sort of - more later) * insulated side bag - great, but I often forget the water I placed in there for the taxi ride - sorry Mr/Ms TSA agent * the separate compartment for shoes - maybe. I guess that’s a good feature, but I have huge feet, so it doesn’t work great for my Flintsone feet coverings + it is internal to the backpack, so it removes storage space * side clips - these actually are a great addition over the old model * back strap for use on roller bags. - holy crap, what a game changer - double kudos Cons: * zippers - these suck. They constantly come off track, especially in the fully unzippable laptop portion. If you don’t fully secure them, upon any weight, they come unzipped, tossing your laptop, tablet, extra monitors, etc straight to the floor. This bag utilizes many different sizes and styles of zippers, with the only double thick zipper being in the main bag portion. Arguably, this zipper style should have been included on at least the laptop portion as well (see above) Other than the double zippers, the rest are cheap and poorly made. I’ve already had to retread them multiple times. Also, the teeth are already bent, and missing in spots * no front pocket for catch all (keys, wallet, earbuds, etc.) the only feasible pocket is the one designed for your sunglasses, which means, no sunglasses pocket *heavy - oh lord. It’s like carrying an angry toddler on your back * laptop pocket - like I said before, nice idea, convenient when going through TSA if you don’t have pre-check or are in a global location, but the zipper sucks, picture your laptop and other devices dumping on the floor as you rush to your gate (see above). But the other issue is that, once you remove your laptop and devices for TSA, all of the items in the inner bag shift, making it an impossible game of Tetris to put your laptop and devices back in. It puts additional strain on the weak zipper * weak stitching along the straps. After only a dozen or so flights, the seams have already broken and started to unravel In a nutshell, this is not the Swiss Gear I remember. Would not buy again.

I travel a good amount and have had other bags that start to fail or are not as well organized. This travel bag is fantastic, it’s well organized and extremely well constructed.

Bag is better than expected but straps are coming off. Just think that a SWISS bag should be more durable.

Really happy with my bag. Travel for work and I love the space inside .

Much larger than expected, crammed all my travel gear inside with room to spare, still fits under aircraft seat with no problem. 15 laptop, 10 tablet, headset hardcase, cable organizer, 20maH battery pack, chargers, fistfull of pens/pencils, 5X8 portfolio, hearing aid case, and more with room to spare. Couldnt be happier assuming it holds up over time.

Usable, but should have had more internal pockets instead of the totally useless-to-me Shoe pocket that takes up so much room inside the bag if you actually put shoes inside the pocket. Not as many usable internal pockets as would appear from photos. The shoe pocket is also of thin material that will probably not last long if you actually put shoes inside it. With perfect 20/29 hindsight realize I should have bought the other model. Durability; Looks durable, but only actual usage and time will tell that. Annoying zipper strap arrangements, not really well thought out by the designer.. You have to unfasten them to use the bag zipper there. (See photos) Has two totally annoying useless straps with round plastic circles at the end of them hanging down the bottom of the bag. These are for adjusting the bag to fit your back, but some way of fastening the extra length of them up and out of the way should have been considered. Will probably just cut the extra length off, since there is apparently nothing on the bag that those plastic circles at the ends actually fasten to. (See photos) No instructions included with the bag; but lots of lovely tags to explain, fastened here and there on the bag for instructions. The lock is a joke a kid could easily force open, if you want a lock on the bag get a real one. Keeping it, but will modify it to fit my needs. Overpriced for what you get, and annoying. Will probably just remove the worthless fragile shoe pocket by cutting it out inside the bag, never use that zipper, and use industrial silicon glue to place some durable pockets inside the bag in that compartment. Silicon gluing durable pouches inside to make more pockets works for me. Have modified bags before.

So many storage pockets and very nice large pocket with organizers for your laptop and accessories! Best book bag I have purchased to date.

I originally purchased this bag just to hold 2 laptops and a few notebooks but it has gone WAY beyond that. Used it for: Hiking, carrying kids sports equipment, and even just full of course books and its been a champ the whole time. Note: If you put sunglasses in the holster area make sure you remember thats where you put them. Spent 2 hours looking until I realized where they were. Major fail. Awesome bag. 10/10.