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Pontos Fortes: large, durable, lots of compartments, handles 15.4" LCD laptop, lots of compartments, headphone pass-through, heavy-duty shoulder straps, stands up on its own when empty OR full, lots of compartments!
Pontos Fracos: a bit heavy (3.2 lbs empty), too large for the additional "small backpack" carry-on allowance of most airlines (most allow "small backpack" in addition to regular carry-on)
Resumo: 2007-02-10 17:57:55 This is my third backpack for carrying a laptop (after 2 brief-case style carrying cases before that), and the first that was built specifically for a laptop. My prior backpack was lightweight (less than 1 lb. empty) but one shoulder strap started to rip off after just one year. Reluctantly, I decided to buy a new one. I was hoping to get a backpack on the cheap, and this one was on sale (half price) for $35 at Staples on "Black Friday." I wasn't convinced initially that I wanted to spend $35 or that this was the right backpack, but after trying it out around the house for a month--and doing some additional research--I decided I probably couldn't do any better.
What convinced me? First, durability. The straps are wide and very comfortable, have heavy-duty stitching and are reinforced in several places. I don't think these straps will rip.
Second, compartments--lots of them!--and with so many pockets and compartments, I would think that anyone would be able to customize how they pack their stuff with great satisfaction. In fact, the first few days I used the backpack I felt a bit disoriented. In my old backpack, everything was in one of two pockets. Now I have three large compartments, two small compartments, and three zipper pockets accessible from the outside--plus an "open" pocket that can tightened or loosened with nylon cords, for a jacket, I think, though I use it for my daily copy of the New York Times. In addition, there's a mesh water-bottle holder on the side.
I teach on a college campus and use the backpack to get around campus all day. I carry my laptop in the rear compartment, along with my research materials. I keep my teaching binder and textbooks in the middle compartment (which has a handy divider that can be used or pressed unobtrusively to the back), and my lunchbag (and hat/gloves when I'm indoors) in the front compartment (which has a mesh divider near the bottom). The front small compartment holds pens, pencils, etc., and has a headphone pass-through port for an MP3 player). All of the compartments zip nearly to the bottom, which makes access very easy.
The only downside is that the large size probably means that I will have to use a smaller backpack for air travel--or check my regular carry on. Some backpacks can pass for the allowable size (15x11x6), but this one is obviously larger (about 19x15x10).
Finally, I love the fact the backpack can stand up on its own whether empty or full, and it has a sturdy handle for carrying it short distances when you don't want to put it on your back.
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