Wenger Computer Backpack - Red

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Product Description

Swiss Gear Computer Backpacks fits most 15″/15.4″ widescreens; padded computer pocket; music player pocket with headset port; air flow back padding; phone pocket; essentials organizer; open access pouch pocket; case base stabalizing platform; dual handle system (carrying handle + trolley strap).

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 9 x 18 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007QCT0G
• Item model number: GA-7303-13F00
  

Technical Details

• Fits most 15"/15.4" widecreens
• Padded computer pocket
• Air flow back padding
• Essentials organizer
• Dual handle system (carrying handle + trolley strap)

 

Wenger Computer Backpack - Red

 

Customer Reviews

I got this bag right after finishing school in Dec. Since I graduated I do not need to take a bag with me as much as I did when I was a student, so I haven't used it a lot. I read about people having trouble with their 15" laptops not fitting, I wasn't worried about mine fitting cause I got a 12" laptop, but I tried my parents 15" Fujitsu to see how it fit. Its a pretty thick computer. It was very very tight. Maybe it would stretch out the pocket a bit over time, but it was a real pain to get it in and out. The tags on the bag do say fits MOST 15" laptops.
I came across this bag at Best Buy. Before I saw it I had been planning on getting a Lowepro laptop and camera backpack, since I have one Lowepro camera backpack which I mostly like. Problem with the Lowepro bags were that I couldn't find them in any stores to look at, and the two models I was looking at online were $150-190, and I didn't even really like them that much. Also I don't need to take my camera gear with me all the time, only when taking trips. Anyway, this bag looked well made and it was only around $50. After spending some time online and in stores looking at bags while I waited for my computer to arrive I decided on this one.
I had worried a little about how to pack all my camera gear if I have this bag when I travel, I didn't want to have to take this bag and a camera bag. But as it turns out, the big compartment in this bag is big enough to hold the padded insert from my Lowepro Rover AW camera backpack.
Pros:
- Lots of pockets, lots of space.
- Mesh pockets on the side are good for drinks.
- Seems well made, but I haven't really put it to the test yet, and I haven't owned it long enough to see how it will hold up over time.
- No waist belt. (some might consider that a con...)
- Stands up by its self.
- Compression straps (I think they're called) on the sides.
Cons:
- All my complaints seem to be in one compartment. In one of the compartments on the front, which has slots for various small items, there are no pen slots. I really like pen slots. I put my pens and pencils in one of the wider pockets, but if the bag gets turned upside down they all fall out.
- Same compartment: all the wider pockets are too narrow for anything I want to put in them, such as business card case, electronic dictionary, etc. It could just be me that thinks they are too narrow, but I think other people will feel the same way.
- Choice of colors. I read on Amazon that the gray model is more like silver, so I got red. I would have preferred all black.
- Could use some more padding at the top of the computer compartment.
These things I listed as cons are really minor though. Just the things that could have made it an absolutely perfect bag.
I am sure I will have more to say about this bag once I get to take it on a trip.
UPDATE 3/11/08 - I have had the bag for about a year now. Its held up well, but it doesn't see daily use. I took it on one trip to Korea and Japan. I like the big open pocket on the front of the bag. Its good for holding things you want easy access to. It looks like the bag is available in blue now. Silver and red were the only choices when I bought it last year. My other complains when I first wrote the review are still the same. Also, the bag no longer stands up by its self as well as it did when it was new. I still really like the bag.

I wanted to follow up the reviewer that said a 15.4" computer will not fit in this pack. Because of this review, I took my HP dv5000, 15.4" notebook to Best Buy to see if this backpack would be suitable for me. My computer fit in it just fine. Perhaps Wenger has made adjustments to the design, perhaps the reviewer got a lemon, or perhaps not all 15.4" screeened laptops are within the tolerances that Wenger desgined for. Regardless my 15.4" computer fit in this pack just fine and I will be buying it.