SwissGear SA1109 Silver Grey and Dark Grey Backpack
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I bought this backback when my other college backpack broke. I was looking for something that could fit my heavy science textbooks in with my laptop, without damaging the backpack, the contents, or both. This backpack does the trick!
I'll start with the one negative thing I have to say. The side pockets have a drawstring to help secure the content, but the strap on one of the drawstrings has already broken. It's not that much of a problem for me, as I can simply store my waterbottle on the other side, but the strap probably should have been sturdier.
That said, it is the most spacious backpack I have ever owned for school, allowing me to fit the equivalent volume of three textbooks and my 17" laptop without the threat of breaking the zipper and without impacting the space in the three smaller pockets. The design of the straps also seems to reduce the pressure on what is usually the weakest part of the strap, the part that is sewn to the top of the backpack, so I expect the straps to last a long time. Finally, it's comfortable to wear. There is a lot of padding on the back of the backpack, as well as a small padded pouch that fits into the small of my back. Its design is well thought-out and the construction is, in almost all cases, top-of-the-line.
SwissGear SA1109 Silver Grey and Dark Grey Backpack
