SwissGear SA1923 ScanSmart Backpack - Black

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Product Description

SwissGear SA1923 ScanSmart Black Backpack

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 8.5 x 17.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002SXMRO4
• Item model number: 19232215
  

Technical Details

• Organizer Pocket; Padded Shoulder Straps
• Airflow Backing System
• Water Bottle Pocket
• Eyeglass Holder
• Audio and Media Pocket; Equipment Safe

 

SwissGear SA1923 ScanSmart Backpack - Black

 

Customer Reviews

I bought this backpack for school. After an exhaustive search online, in local stores and across campus, I can definitively say that this is hands down the best laptop backpack you can buy!
Pros:
1. Tons of space and usable compartments:
- 1 padded laptop compartment
- 1 thin compartment that can be used for papers and folders
- 1 main compartment that contains vertical dividers to keep things organized, a smaller interior mesh pocket, and an ipod/cell phone pouch that leads to a slit in the top of the backpack for a headphone cord
- 1 decent sized pocket on each side (I use 1 for my laptop charger and accessories)
- 2 stretchy water bottle pockets big enough for the big 1 liter bottles (good for umbrella too)
- 1 small pocket on the top front
- 1 pocket on the bottom front that contains a bunch of small organizer pockets found in every backpack that nobody ever uses
2. Comfort: padded, shock absorbing arm pads, padded back, and a comfortable handle on top.
3. Appearance: In my opinion, this is one of the best looking backpacks out there, but I can't argue with taste so if you have one of those ugly backpacks, that's fine with me.
4. Price: Phenomenal deal! ($50 when I purchased it) Would have gladly spent more (don't tell amazon)
Cons: (there really are none... I'm nitpicking here)
1. The opening for the laptop is on the side (not the top) which makes it a little awkward to get in and out. Not a big deal though.
2. I would have liked a little more padding underneath the laptop. The amount of padding is pretty similar to most other laptop cases though. You just need to be careful about setting it down to hard.
3. The size was perfect for my 15.6 widescreen. I haven't tried a 17", but I'm guessing it would be too big (if you could get it to fit inside, it would be VERY tight)

I have now received two of these backpacks from Amazon - the one I ordered originally based on all of the glowing reviews and the great features of this bag, and a subsequent replacement backpack that Amazon sent to me. Neither one featured the headphone jack on the shoulder strap or any headphone wiring in the media pocket. The media pocket on both bags I received also looked different from the one in the fourth photograph of this listing - my bags were missing the headphone icon wrapped around the SwissGear logo.
So it seems to me that there may be a couple different versions of this bag out there that share the SA1923 product number. To their credit, Amazon has been very good so far, and they assure me that they're going to investigate the remaining stock in their warehouse to get to the root of this discrepancy. It's too bad that I haven't been able to get the bag with the headphone jack, because everything else about the bag seems to be fantastic, just like the other reviews here have said. I'm really looking forward to using this bag - hopefully I'll be receiving the right one soon!
So, just a heads-up if you do order this bag - definitely check to be sure that the media pocket matches the photos here!