Incase Men's Coated Canvas Shoulder Bag for Macbook Pro 15-Inch, Taupe

On a quest for the perfect bag for my 2011 Macbook Pro 15" See my other reviews

This a minimalistic case, not for pack rats!

If you carry your power adapter with you, it's going to be a tight fit.

+ iPad 2 : Has compartment for a naked Ipad 2. If you use a case/sleeve, you can fit it in front of the dedicated pocket.

+ Good padding around, except for the very bottom. I would cut a small piece of foam, or neoprene from one of your old cases and put at the very bottom. If I dropped the bag and it landed in the same orientation as you would set it down, I'd be slightly worried. That being said, it is one one of the better cases I've looked at recently.

+ Fits the MBPro 15" very nicely.

Won't fit the Macbook IF it is in a Lacie zipper-less sleeve. you can shove it in there, but will be turning the bag inside out to remove it. I like to use a sleeve plus the bag personally.

-/+ you will get a magazine, or two in here, but not much else in addition to the iPad and the Macbook Pro 15". No text books!

no grab handle.

+ Padded shoulder strap, non-removable.

+ Good style, looks too small to hold a laptop, so it doesn't scream laptop. Glossy appearance. Looks like a fashionable accessory.

Photos -if you look at this on the Incase website (same model), it shows the straps as being detachable, and having a grab handle. The Amazon photos are correct for the Amazon product.

Being a minimalistic bag, it's on my shortlist, as I can fix the padding myself. There are not a lot of minimalistic bags.

I purchased this product in April 2011 and by around October/November 2011 the seams attaching the shoulder strap to the bag had begun to separate from the canvas. There was no undue wear or tear, just a 15" MBP and a couple of notebooks. The strap also lacks stitching down near the buckle to prevent the strap from bunching and forcing the buckle sideways. I would check out some of the other available shoulder bags.

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Love the bag! Well catered to my iPad 2 and MacBook or textbooks! Easy to clean, and stylish for sure.

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I originally bought this with hopes of proving to myself that shoulder bags are better than backpacks -turns out this isn't the case (which is the only reason I gave this 4 stars). This bag is still a great bag, however. Like some others have said, it does not have a lot of space for anything really except a laptop, tablet, and a few accessories, but the plus side is that it looks extremely stylish.

I still prefer backpacks over shoulder bags any day because they allow for more mobility and are more comfortable.

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I had the previous model which was sold in Apple stores. I loved that one. It eventually ripped out where the strap attached to the bag, so I bought this one to replace it. Same company, same bag? Nope. Quality is lower. The strap seems thinner, and the coating seems to be less. It is hard to say if it will hold up as well as the first, but it just doesn't feel as well made. On the other hand, I spent 50% more for the previous one in the Apple store, so maybe there are actually two models without a visual distinction.

One physical difference is that this one has a snap for the front flap, instead of Velcro. I prefer the snap, but wouldn't choose that over the difference in quality.

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