Briggs & Riley 17 Inch Executive Expandable Rolling Briefcase

This is my 11th Briggs and Riley bag. I have traveled to hell and back several times and Briggs and Riley has never let me down. This bag is a materpiece of efficiency. The front compartment has a lot of pockets to fit everything from pens to calculators and everything shows great attention to detail and fine workmanship. It is expandable. The pockets are all roomy, the zippers high quality, and the overall fit and finish top notch. The laptop fits into a separate sleeve that is tethered to the bag. At a TSA checkpoint, you slide the laptop out but it stays attached to the bag. After they look at it, just slide it back in, very simple. It has a piece on the back that allows it to lock onto the handle of a bigger rolling bag, and it comes with a great shoulder strap. Of all the laptop bags I've seen, this is the best thought out and best constructed bag out there.

Two things that bear mention. First, I have an HP 17.3 inch computer, not a 17 inch. I read on another website that my laptop would not fit this bag, and at first, I believed it. But I wanted to find out so I went to a retailer and tried it out. It fit perfectly. There was no stress on seams, no forcing, it was a perfect fit.

Second, the reason I have 11 Briggs bags is that I use them and once in a great while they get damaged. I once had an 8 year-old Briggs garment bag totally destroyed by an airline. The bag was so mangled that everything in it was dumped into two of those big tubs and the pieces of the bag ino a third tub. I sent the pieces to Briggs and in a week, I had a new bag. Other times, it has been a wheel, or a zipper or a handle, and every stinkin' time it has been fixed at no cost and returned to me with a smile. No BS, no hassles, no "yeah, but...". They just honor their warranty. I read about other bag's "Limited Lifetime Warrenty" and the forums are filled with stories of how that manufacturer didn't honor it because of something in the fine print. Briggs honors their warranty.

In short, it is a great bag made by a great company. You'll never go wrong with Briggs and Riley.

I had seen this brand around for a while but always snubbed my nose at it and deferred to Tumi or Andiamo. But since my Andiamo's zipper failed and I was in need of a LARGE briefcase on wheels,(and learned Andiamo was defunct and out of business) I checked this one out at the recommendation of a salesperson at a luggage store in my local area. The prospect of spending close to $400 (MSRP is $389) was daunting and unappealing, yet comparing this piece to the Tumi at $675 made for an easy decision.

The Briggs & Riley wins out HANDS DOWN in terms of intelligence of design, attention to detail, construction and size, and stacks up nicely when it comes to style. While I have yet to take it on the road I find that this case easily manages to accommodate all of the gear we road warriors travel with, and I in particular travel with a lot: laptop, two iPhones, a Blackberry, a Tom Tom, lots of files and folders, 3 ring binder, pens and markers, car chargers for the two phones you name it. It has a perfect space for everything one might need and looks sharp as well. Oh, and by the way, you've gotta love the lifetime warranty! And their business philosophy is right up my alley, and you can check it out here:

At $389, I find this piece os worth every penny of it. Construction is first rate, style is understated hip, functionality supreme. This case rocks!

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Same top quality as other B&R bags. When extended, the handle is a bit long for me as a 5'5" woman. However, the rest of the features outweigh this for me. For a tall man this would be an advantage.

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