The North Face Men's Recon

I did a lot of research on packs before purchasing this one. The North Face is a great brand, and I have been impressed with the quality of their gear in the past. I purchased this pack primarily to use for school, where I must carry several textbooks and my 15" ultrabook computer. It says in the description that the laptop sleeve fits a 15" laptop, and I figured since mine is that size but thinner, it should be fine. Unfortunately it did not fit, the bag would not quite zip up over the top. The laptop sleeve doesn't sit right on the ground, but starts about 1.5" above the floor of the pack. Then there is about another 1.5" of foam forming the bottom of the sleeve. While this is a solid design and great padding, it makes a 15" laptop stick out the top of the bag. I image that a 14" laptop would be tight but workable, I think with a 13" you would have plenty of room. Other than this the bag was great, loved the color and it seemed well made and comfortable.

North Face can't go wrong with this! Excellent for hiking or just going to school! High recommended and great for carrying a laptop.

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This is a great backpack that really fit what I was looking for. The straps are pretty comfortable, and the capacity is ok. I can fit my macbook pro, and maybe 3 2" Binders in the main compartment. The handle located at the top, between straps is strangely small and thin, I'm worried it's going to rip. I expected a thick and padded handle, this is almost hard to hold onto. There are also some extremely unnecessary straps that will dangle maybe a foot below the bottom while wearing, I have since stuffed them into a pocket so they won't trip me or look stupid. Other than those oddities, the backpack does its job, and I'm pleased.

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This backpack is pretty good. The quality of it in my opinion is better than those of other brands. The back padding is a hard cover thing unlike other backpack where the padding isnt upright.

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As soon as the gift was opened my guest began to put everything in it. He had purchased this brand before, which is why he wanted it again.