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Summary: Purchased as a gift
Comment: This backpack was purchased as a birthday gift - replacing one of the same brand that was 'worn out'. My son was very pleased with it - loved all the compartments, the nice padded area for his laptop, etc. It arrived quickly and was packed well.
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Summary: Very well made!
Comment: This is the second Swiss Gear pack that I've gotten for my son. He had the first one for a couple of years before he lost it (or it was stolen), he's been without for a few months so I offered to purchase him a new pack from the store and he said "thanks but no thanks" I don't just want any backpack... hmmm, in otherwords, please order me another Swiss Gear backpack... Amazon has the best prices of Swiss Gear hands down and with super saver shipping it can't be beat!
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Summary: I love mine--and so does my laptop!
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When I was a kid, some luggage company had commercials where they would throw their suitcases out of an airplane and show it landing on the street below, or they would put it in a cage with a gorilla (who for some reason did not like their brand of luggage), who promptly began beating on it (dare I say "savagely"?). Well, that's how I treat my laptop bag. (oops!)
As a working author I am constantly dragging around my laptop everywhere I go. Worse than that, of course I have a neurotic obsession with carting along 80 lbs of research books as well. Of course I like to think I "travel light" (who doesn't?) and so I cram everything I think I may need in ANY emergency into my laptop bag: at least 2-3 hardcover "research" books I can't live without, a copy of each of my two newest books (in case I meet a film director), pens, myPod (yes I call it that), hi-lighters, note paper, chargers for the laptop and both cell phones, old scraps of paper with ideas scribbled on them, headphones, a few napkins (in case of spilled coffee or to scribble on if I run out of paper), book promotion plan printouts, and if there is any room left, my 17" widescreen laptop. Oh! And of course a large format (8.5x11 100-200 page) printed copy of the manuscript I am working on currently.
I have DESTROYED laptop bags, canvas shopping bags, book bags (I just don't like briefcases--ugh!), and even my beloved DreamworksSKG backpack (like I will ever see one of those again!). But this one survives to this day! I l-o-v-e my backpack and if it ever does show signs of wear and tear (it's been 3 years now and the thing still looks new) I will stand by it. I must admit that mine was not on sale. A hundred bucks for a laptop bag gave me pause when I first bought it. I actually fretted around the store for 45 minutes, comparing this bag to that one, suitcases to boxes with handles, steel cases to backpacks. I am thrilled I forked over the cash for mine (which was not on sale).
I have dropped my bag three times on accident, and by sheer sloth (after carting 35 lbs of weight on my shoulder) plopped the bag down thousands of times in coffeehouses, libraries, warehouse floors, on gravel... and the thing just keeps taking my abuse. DON'T BUY A CHEAP BAG for your laptop. The extra padding, reinforced stitches, and numerous pockets are a lifesaver. Consider this a one-time investment. Get the backpack you want, with LOTS of pockets (you will end up using them), generous amounts of padding, and reinforced handles and that rubber grip (see the picture above). Yours may look slightly different, and you may choose a brighter color, but the features I noted will save your laptop and your sanity.
I trust this brand with my most precious belongings: the ideas I have set to paper (er, so to speak). As an author I live to write, and all other things fade into a background of white noise. This makes my laptop pretty much my sole focus in life. This bag protects it, and it doesn't look too shabby either.
Thanks for reading.
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