I'm an Engineering undergraduate student, and this bag is great for me. It's the perfect size to fit a medium-sized laptop, along with a few textbooks or notebooks. The strap is comfortable and the whole thing is lined, which is very nice. The bag shipped quickly and was in good shape when it arrived. The only thing that I could complain about is that the smaller pockets aren't zippered, but that's not much of an inconvenience. Overall, I'd highly recommend it for students.
I was leery of this bag when I ordered it, to be honest. Amazon has only 3 stock images of the bag and none showing whats under the flap. However, the reviews seemed pretty positive, so I went for it.
After several weeks of use, I dig it! The canvas stitching is pretty rugged and the strap is anchored well. This bag looks like it was stitched together to hold a hefty load. The strap is wide enough and the bag is a good size that is rests well along the hip or lower without the annoying off center feeling you can experience with some messenger bags.
Under the flap are two basic pockets. They are pretty deep and can accommodate quite a few pens/pencils/dice/cards/whatever you wish to toss in there. There are two side pockets, one open and one zip. Good use of space, but the pockets are pretty tight, so don't expect to jam much more than, say, an tablet/cell charger in the side. The zipper pocket seems good to just carry some loose change or paper bills. Inside the flap, the main pocket has a zipper which is a nice touch. You have your main pouch which seems much bigger than the bag does. The laptop pouch of the pocket can hold a pretty hefty sized laptop. If you carry a tablet in the laptop pocket, you will have quite a bit of extra space for it to rock around since the Velcro strap is a good 3-4 inches long. However, it is padded if only a bit.
The only major gripe with the bag is the clips that hold the flap down to the main bag. They a pretty stiff and it can make it hard to get hooked onto the grommets. I hope after using the bag the clips will ease up a bit.
Definitely a good looking and well functioning messenger bag over all.
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Thanks to financial aid from my college, I was able to get a new laptop. Spending $500 on a nice system for a Computer Science student, I decided spending a bit on a nice padded messenger bag to replace my old, dated bag would be a wise investment. So I looked around for padded laptop bags, and came across this one. The reviews on it were quite mixed, but in my experiences, it's quite a nice bag.
It's large enough to hold my 15 inch laptop, a binder, and a textbook. I'm sure it'll fit a 16 inch laptop too, but 17 inches MAY be pushing it. The main compartment has a somewhat cheapy zipper that works alright. There's also two little pockets that you can use to store a graphing calculator, power brick, wireless mouse, microfiber cloth, whatever you really need that isn't too big.
The water bottle holder holds a standard 16.9 fl oz bottle just fine, but I'm always afraid that the bottle might fall out. It's not in there well enough it seems. Oh well though, I hardly bring water with me anyway. If you have a pretty big water bottle, take heed that it may not fit in the little compartment.
The biggest problem I have with the bag is the clasps. They're stiff, and they take a bit of effort to close. The bag doesn't really NEED to close them, but I feel it's required to complete the look. They go in fine, but it just takes a bit of needless effort.
EDIT 1 October 22nd, 2012 -After one day (read that again -ONE DAY) of normal usage the zipper came off. The zipper head puller thing came loose when I was zipping my items away. I wasn't too happy. I managed to get the zipper working again, and I'm going to have to apply a little DIY magic to add another zipper stopper. I ended up paying $40 for the bag, so I'm not too happy that I have to, but oh well. Please do note the poor quality of the zipper if you decide to purchase the bag, and be careful on it. But if the zipper puller comes off it can be reattached. It took maybe ten minutes.
EDIT 2 January 18th, 2013 -I'm surprised the bag is still together. The stitching done on the bag is abysmal. The stitching on the bottom of the bag started to come loose. One of the pockets began to lose the stitching inside of it. I used a glue gun to fix the bottom issue, but the pocket remains a problem.
Do not buy this bag if you are someone who wants their stuff to last.
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This bag looks exactly like what is pictured. Perfect messenger bag size, very durable canvas, roomy interior with a padded smaller section for iPad/netbook, etc... The clasps in the front are a bit stiff, tough to open/close, but maybe with use they will become easier. Would've liked a back pocket to be able to stash something quickly without opening the cumbersome front. Seems like it will hold up well, especially since it is supposed to have that distressed look and feel. Overall nice bag.
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Was excited to get my bag. Got shipped to my house surprisingly quick and started using it the following day. The following day the zipper had already broken and was tearing out of the bag.
When I saw this bag I thought it was so cute, and when it came in the mail it was too cute. However in less than a week of using the backpack the front zipper broke, which was annoying. The bag itself is smaller than I expected but its a good bag besides that.
