I bought this for my school bag but also to use when I fly with my laptop. For school it's wonderful. I have never run out of room with this. Textbooks, binders, lunch, whatever. I always seem to find more room... I gave it 4 vs. 5 stars for the same reason as Jason - the front pouch's zippers do not go down all the way so it makes the organizers essentially useless. i.e. I can never actually get a pen into the pen slots, I just push them randomly into a pouch. Otherwise it's a 3 minute process to straighten out the bag enough to expose the pen slots. Minor inconvenience, but why even have them if they're so difficult to get to?

Regardless, I love the bag. The airmesh gives good ventilation down my back and the straps are very comfortable. Very versatile bag.

This backpack is nice and big. It also has a ton of options for adjustment so you can get it to fit to your back and to the amount of stuff you fill it with. All the organizing pockets are great. I am able to fit my laptop, a large text book, multiple notebooks, pencil bag, waterbottle, wallet, etc. all in this bag.

This bag is great i use it every day to commute to work .. holds all my stuff .. I always have room for a laptop (17) inch and jacket along with other things. Its very comfortable as well. I did Buy the Water Proof spray with it and that works great too for this bag for added protection. I also love the 2 side water bottle holders fantastic to carry drinks when walking or hiking .

This is a good all around pack. It has plenty of pockets for whatever you might want to carry in it. I was able to put my 17 inch Toshiba Satellite laptop in it. It was very tight, but it fit. A 15 inch laptop or a newer thinner 17 inch laptop would probably fit better. My 17 inch laptop is about 5 years old, so it is a little thicker that what they sell these days. You can also adjust the size of the bag with straps, so whether it is almost empty or heavily packed you can everything in its place. Bottom line, money well spent. I will get many years of use out of it.

Good for hiking and camping. Not so good for hauling computer stuff around. The computer slot does not go to the bottom of the bag so weight is distributed oddly vertically. It sits too high on your back. This also causes stuff to get "caught" underneath the laptop section within the large main zippered area. The laptop holder is not padded itself. The front zippered area does not open up enough for easy access to gear stored in this pocket. The zippers need to go all the way to the bottom. There are two straps that also interfere with opening the zippers all the way. This compartment is what I access most frequently and it is cumbersome to use.

Material and construction quality are top notch. The straps are nicely padded and have a cross-connect strap. The back is nicely padded for long wear times. The bottom could be padded more to protect the laptop from impacts.

Lot's of pockets to keep stuff separated. Doesn't hold a lot of weight well but otherwise your laptop and some other things are okay. We went on a hike today but the part against my back got me really hot; my shirt was soaked, but to be fair, it was really hot and humid. Just buy it; it's pretty cool!

I bought this pack to use as a laptop bag for traveling and riding to work. I've also taken it day hiking and for that it really excels. It has a lot of good features which are outlined in the description. Love the bungie on the back. Very comfortable with heavy loads. Fits someone as tall as me (6'7"). Strap system works great. Material is much better than other packs I looked at and I think it will withstand much harder use. Fits under the seats on airplanes even when full (barely). Looks great with good color selection...

What it needs:
1. Integrated rain hood
2. A little bigger laptop area (I bought it because it said it could fit a 17" laptop. It does, but just barely - the corners of the laptop push up the corners on the top of the pack.) An up side is that it's got great padding at the bottom of the laptop area.
3. zippers need to go all the way down

I would have given it 5 stars if it fit a big laptop better and the zippers went all the way down. Those two things make using the pack for what I need a little more difficult than it could be.

All in all I would definitely recommend this pack. I think I will be using for years to come.

Excellent product. Fast delivery. Very pleased.