I saw my brother using one of these over the holiday break and had to get one for myself. I use it bring my laptop around between my 9-5 and evening classes and it works very well. Looks really similar to the trendy new North Face Access 02 model, but at a better price. The pocket is large enough to fit my 15" laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad) and the tablet pocket fits my Switch. The padded laptop case is also raised a bit off the floor of the backpack, so if you threw it down you're not putting directly onto your laptop edge. I can also fit a lunch bag and a jacket in the main compartment. It has a nice, scratch-free pocket on the front that's large enough for headphones, eye drops and my wallet. The side pockets do hold a 32oz. hydro flask as well, and it's pretty secure and deep.

I also have the Osprey Talon 24l and this isn't TOO much heavier. and I can carry most of the same stuff. My only complaint, which is ironic since I opted into the design upfront, is that it doesn't have a mesh stash pocket on the outside-front of the bag (similar to the Talon). Even if they had one sewn in on the inside of the bag... it's kind of nice to have a tie down so that your stuff isn't tumbling around in the main pocket.

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