Belkin Dash Messenger for 16-Inch Laptops

Previously, I had used a backpack designed for laptops to transport my computer--but I was looking for a more traditional carry-all when I came across the Belkin Dash Toploader. While there are definitely more luxurious products on the market, this is a practical and lightweight bag that has just enough extra storage to make it a cut above average.

In addition to a generous interior compartment, which is divided to provide support to your computer, three sides of the exterior have storage areas as well. The interior also has a couple of pockets including one with Velcro. The exterior edge of the bag has a pouch suitable for a small beverage bottle--a little too small to be of use to me--but if you have compact bottles, it'd work. One exterior side has two large flat pockets and the other has a large area with interior storage and two smaller pockets. All in all, it's an impressive amount of space for such a compact unit.

Of course, the interior of the bag is padded for safety. A detachable shoulder strap is of use as well. Honestly, this bag isn't some new and revolutionary new marvel--but it's a simple and solid design that is convenient for everyday use.

I have been very happy with this messenger bag. I bought it for my Dell Inspiron 1545. It holds the charging cord, external hd, batteries for the mouse, paperwork that came with the laptop and room for food, water bottles and much more. Very nice bag, I have no complaints what so ever and have owned it more than a year now. Sturdy, well made.

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This is a well-designed laptop bag with various compartments on both the inside and outside. On the inside of the main laptop compartment, there is padded laptop sleeve, two smaller open pockets and one larger pocket with a Velcro clasp. On the front, there is a zippered compartment that is perfectly sized for 9.5"x15" legal envelopes; inside this compartment are a variety of layered pockets. In front of this legal envelope-sized zippered compartment is another slightly smaller zippered compartment. And in front of that are two pouch-sized compartments, one with a zipper closure and one with a Velcro closure. The rear of the bag is split into two separate horizontal zippered compartments, with one slightly smaller 4"x15" top compartment and one slightly larger 5.5"x15" bottom compartment. Both of these compartments have nicely padded external-facing walls, so you can store other electronics inside these two compartments (e.g. a Kindle 3 fits neatly in the bottom horizontal zippered compartment. Most laptop bags only have extra compartments on the front of the bag, so having these two extra zippered and padded compartments on the rear of this bag adds more to its flexible utility. In between these two zippered compartments and the main laptop compartment is a trolley pass-through sleeve for slipping this bag onto the pull-handle of another luggage. One side of the bag has an elastic-banded zippered compartment for holding a small water bottle.

The bag includes a comfortable shoulder strap with a little bit of gel cushion padding on the shoulder area. My one minor little quibble is that while the shoulder strap has heavy-duty metal clips, these clips are attached to plastic D-rings on the bag. It would have been more durable to also have the D-rings be made of metal. Otherwise, the build quality of this bag is very high; all seams are sturdily sewn together.

I also wished that the inside laptop sleeve had slightly thicker padding, but since there are additional layers of pockets on both side of the interior laptop sleeve, this is not as much of an issue. I love Timbuk2 laptop messenger bags and they have a much thicker and stiffer laptop sleeve inside their messenger bags. My Timbuk2 messenger bags are far more funky and stylish in their designs, but this bag is actually more useful due to the better variety and design of the different storage areas.

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I have to admit, I wanted a Tumi bag bad. But after I gave up looking due to my laptop size, I'm glad I got this. Does everything the Tumi did and a little more. Great bag.

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I received an all black version of the bag despite the grey/black combo as seen on the product photo. This bag is made primarily of nylon. The construction looks great. Nice seams and studry zippers. Adequate, but not stellar padding. The handle is exceptionally comfortable. The sling has a nonslip texture to the padded part, which is a nice thought. The sales point is that there are lots of pockets inside and out, which makes it a very versatile. There seems to be a pocket for everything, including one that allows the bag to attach to your luggage handle.

Overall, it's a good, durable, versatile bag with some thoughtful design touchs. Probably best for techies who carries lots of gadget around. I'm a casual user who appreciate all the pockets, but don't use them all. I don't find the styling particularly attractive in black. I think the grey one will look better, but that's just personal preference. For a lot less, the High Sierra Tank bag is more stylish, for a bit more the Timbuk2 is more stylish and functional.

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