The backpack is extremely well made and comfortable. Yes it is expensive but it's honestly worth every penny. It's very well thought out and is clearly a labour of love made by people with genuine tech needs as they thought of pretty much everything.

I only have 2 criticisms and both are nitpicks:

1) The centre section and the laptop section are separated by a soft layer and not a rigid one. I packed the central section full of clothes for a weekend away and it bulged out into the laptop section making it impossible to put my SteamDeck in there with it's case. If it had been rigid then the two sections would have been a bit more separate (although admittedly, that would probably have meant packing one less t-shirt in the main section).

2) It would be nice to have an umbrella holder on the outside. It was rainy that weekend and I took my umbrella and had to clip it to the carabiner which was fine but a bit annoying as it swung about everywhere. A mesh side pouch would have been a welcome addition.

Haven't had time to put this really to the test on any long trips, but for shorter usage the bag has been excellent. The rigid bottom structure helping it stand up is really nice, the massive amount of pockets and other sleeves makes so much sense in general and there's just so. much. space. This will definitely become my go-to bag for any trips shorter than what you would need a full blown luggage for , that's for sure. Was definitely worth the wait, been eyeing this since launch.

I used this bag for travel and was able to fit about 3 pairs of jeans, and 4-5 days worth of clothes along with my entire pc cables and peripherials. Tight fit but it all held together and just proves that it holds up well. As far as work, I am a DCT and this thing is awesome when it comes to holding a laptop,tablet, and my entire gear and an extra sweater easily. Youll be surprised by the size. Water bottle hold would be nice on the outside, but other than that. 10/10 in terms of quality and function. Good job Linus and team :)

I usually buy a back pack from Walmart. The luggage aisle to be mor specific. Better quality. But better in Walmart terms isn’t saying much. Anyway, they worked but would always fail. Cracked adjusting plastic, thread around the zipper, etc..

My last one had finally fallen apart and needed a new backpack to carry around two precision 7550’s and while the laptop is advertised to carry two laptops, two of those did not fit in the compartments set aside for that. That wasn’t a problem because they did fit just not I. The dedicated compartments. It’s a pretty big laptop so it was more of a hope than an expectation. But I understand. Anyway I slide the other in there where it fits and it’s still more protected than any previous bag I’ve had(padding is not limited to the lining of the laptop slot). The back just works. At first I was thinking this is a big bag while walking with it but that feeling goes away after about a week or two and all you can thing is this is a pretty decent bag everytime you pick it up.

Summing it up, thought it was hype but even after using it for a bit everytime I pick it up feels like picking up someone else’s stuff and going “ohhh this is nice”

I went back and forth about whether to buy this. it had the features I wanted, pockets exactly where I wanted them, but was quite expensive. Eventually I just bit the bullet and I'm so glad I did! In addition to the many pockets in places which make sense, the padded structure makes it way easier to fill and empty without having to dig in it too much. My only complaint is with worsening airline seat sizes, it doesn't fit under 100% of seats when packed to the gills. Overall great job!