SwissGear Mini 1900 Scansmart Slim Version Laptop Backpack, Black, 16-Inch

I’m a full time student so I use this backpack at least 30 hours each week during the spring and fall semesters and it’s been holding up great so far. I’ve used it in total for a few months now. I really like how everything is compartmentalized, I don’t have problems looking for anything small. I also really like the padding for my laptop. My favorite thing about this bag and the suspended straps. I had a jansport before and it was great and I still like it but it kills my back having on for a long period. This bag doesn’t give me that problem, it almost feels weightless. I only have one complaint, it’s a little awkward getting wide binders out of the bag. The bag is wide at the bottom and slim at the top so yes it can hold wide binders but the corners of your binder will always catch the top of the back pack as you’re pulling it out. I know it’s a “mini” but still something to think about if you have a lot of wide binders. Overall, it’s a great bag and I’ll probably stick with Swiss if the rest of their products are this good.

I typically don't write reviews but this is well earned. I am a smaller woman (5'1) and finding a professional backpack which doesn't make me look like a child is hard to come by. It is big enough for my laptop, water bottle, coffee mug, notebooks, chargers, snacks, and other miscellaneous items.I have had this bag for easily 6+ years now and it looks, functions, and feels the same as when I bought it.I am not easy on this backpack, I am an engineer who is frequently out to jobsites. It has been lugged through weather conditions, thrown, fell off ladders onto mechanical room floors, traveled 1000s of miles through airports - you name it.I would buy this bag over and over again, but lucky enough I won't have to buy many with how durable it already is. I'm sincerely debating buying one more new one to keep in a closet for when this eventually is time to be retired.

Just completed my first trip with the Swiss gear mini. It's perfectly sized for carry-on, and unlike a larger one, at 16" it doesn't extend beyond telescopic handle of my rollaboard, and with the dedicated rollaboard strap slides right on and off the handle for the TSA xray and doesn't tip it over like some larger packs. There are two external water bottle pouches and a dedicated sunglasses compartment. It's small enough that when used as a carry-on, not only fits under the seat in front of me but room for my legs too. The quality is high and with the exception of the sunglasses pouch every opening is double zippered. It's large enough for a day of hiking too with plenty of room for a change of clothes and snacks. I'm very pleased with this purchase and hope it holds up with time and use.

I recently took this backpack on a trip to New Zealand. It performed admirably. Its components are of the highest quality. One thing I would like to mention is that during my trip I went through airport security check on 4 separate occasions and on all of them they did NOT want me to open up the backpack along the zippered opening that splits it into two halves, which is the signature feature of this backpack -- presumably to allow easy check of your electronics. They seemed to be geared toward simply scanning the entire backpack with their X-ray equipment.I agree with the comment someone else made about being careful about how you zip this particular compartment. If you zip both ends up to the top there is a distinct possibility that the zipper will gradually work itself open and the contents of this section will spill out. Not good! I always zip both ends down all the way to one side.In summation, I would love this backpack fully and completely if it had two separate internal compartments rather than the zippered feature that splits it down the middle. I find myself fighting with this feature and this is why I deducted a star from my review.

I am replacing a worn-out Thule backpack which I liked. I have to say this SwissGear has many more features:- It is really sturdy- Has strong, comfortable straps- Vented padding for your back- FIts my 14" Mac including its case and has an easy to use strap to restrain it- Plenty of room and a variety of compartments- Two mesh water bottle pockets- Compression strapsand, wait for it,- A trolley strap for your roller bag!Best of all it is not overally large. This is great day-to-day bag for your PC/Mac and really designed for traveling, it will easily fit in front of your seat on the airplane. It is a great value for the quality and features.

Good bag, but it is small, hence the mini name. I am a larger statured man, and it didn't feel quite right on me. This bag would be perfect for medium to smaller framed people that don't need a giant bag.