I've been looking for something smaller and lighter than my old, but solid Samsonite laptop briefcase, and came across this bag at Office Max. I thought that the size and capacity would be just right to fit my asus tf700, a padfolio, and some books. I bounced between this bag and many of the other, but large bags, finally choosing this bag as my primary motive was to find something small, but capable. On the bright side, the middle pocket fits by docked tablet perfectly, and I could still get my padfoloio and something as big as my DSM-IV in there as well. Very good.Unfortunately, I quickly found that the strap does little good. While it looks to be well made, with hardware that seemed to be better than that found on the bigger Ful bags, the pad is affixed in an awkward area that forces you to carry the bag a certain way. Not good. If I swapped straps, the problem is easily solved, but I shouldn't have to do that. I've also noticed that when the top is closed, the bag still opens up outside of the lid, meaning rain can come right in. I'm not too fond of the closing method either, as it just hooks into a loop. No quick clips, no velcro. While it may be secure enough, its minimal. Lastly, and this is more of a nit pick, but the bag seems to hang very unbalanced when held by the hand strap, which also seems to be the weak point of the bag.
In these store it seemed viable, but once I put a daily load in, it seemed to be less practical, and will likely be going back soon.
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