Belkin F8N076-CGG-DL 15-Inch Energy Collection Messenger Bag (Chocolate/Green)

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 3.5 x 14 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018L1XBU
• Item model number: F8N076-CGG-DL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 28, 2008

Product Description

Belkin's laptop accessories are inspired by real living. At Belkin we spend a lot of out time discovering how people use their laptops in the home or on the go. As a result we think you'll find these products offer a lightweight, modern design, superior fabric quality and surprising details like pockets and compartments for almost anything.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bag for 13-15" laptops and other stuff, September 19, 2009

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KC Family doc "Doc" (Kansas City, KS) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Belkin F8N076-CGG-DL 15-Inch Energy Collection Messenger Bag (Chocolate/Green) (Personal Computers)

I was looking for a laptop bag that would protect my new 13" Mac Pro laptop. I read the reviews for some of the other Belkin laptop carriers, and was impressed by all the useful pockets that were described, but concerned that they didn't sound too roomy, and as I usually cart a lot of stuff back and forth to the office I wanted something a bit bigger. This case is it. I bought a neoprene sleeve designed for my laptop (Case Logic 13.3-Inch Reversible Neoprene MacBook Shuttle XAS-13) and after putting my laptop inside of that sleeve, together they fit inside the velour lined laptop pocket in the 15" Messenger Bag with only minimal play. This bag was designed for a 15" Dell Energy Collection laptop, and I think would provide good protection for any 15" laptop without any sleeve. There is very thick foam inside the front, back, sides, top and bottom of the main compartment. Your laptop will be well-protected from bumps etc. Re: the other pockets, in the main compartment there is a zip pocket for pens (4" x 12"), 2 mesh pockets for external hard drives etc (6" x 6"), & 2 small pockets for business cards. The pocket on the front of the bag actually extends beyond the zip all the way to the top and sides of the bag (about 2" all the way around) and the pocket for your MP3 player inside that is big, an iPhone fits inside it comfortably. The port for your iPhone/iPod headphones is still there. The front pocket has extra foam in its cover, though not as thick as that padding the main compartment. There's a non-zip pocket on the back of the bag that could hold a notebook or two. The separate 6" x 12" zip pouch (chocolate brown) easily fits my Mac's power adapter and cords. It too is padded on the side that doesn't zip up. Like Belkin's other newer Messenger Bags, if you want to carry your laptop & accessories *and* other stuff too, there is room in this bag, you can comfortably get plenty in this very lightweight bags (which weighs practically nothing on its own). The shoulder strap is wide and comfortable, though only minimally padded. Note, however, that this bag does NOT have the standard clip that facilitates removing of the bag...unless you carry the bag by the padded handle on the top you will have to pull this one off over your head. There is no pocket in the strap on this one. The strap is comfortable and easily adjusted (shorter/longer by about 1 foot). The seams all feel solid to me, they are all double sewed, I see no stray threads. It should tolerate daily wear and tear well, though I guess time will tell. The zip pulls are all the same olive green as the inside of the pockets, and attach to the zips by metal loops, nothing flimsy there. As you can see in the Amazon picture, the zips on both the main compartment and the front pocket don't open up those compartments all the way (a good feature in my mind, to allow going in and out of the bag without the risk that everything will fall out). The colors shown on the Amazon picture are pretty true to life (the green on the strap and inside the main compartment and pockets is an earthy olive). Main point: this is the perfect bag if you're looking for a lightweight laptop bag with plenty of room for extra things and you don't mind a sling strap that you have to pull over your head.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice bag, April 3, 2010

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Maria Miller (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8N076-CGG-DL 15-Inch Energy Collection Messenger Bag (Chocolate/Green) (Personal Computers)

Overall I like this bag, I got it for my 15.6 HP wide-screen laptop. Unfortunately the laptop fits really snug and I have to work to get it out.

There are two small interior pockets in the main compartment that hold my external hard drive and mini mouse and there is another pocket in the outside zippered compartment that I put my itouch in. The padding on the laptop sleeve is very good and will protect well. After I put the laptop in there isn't much room for anything else, books, folders, etc. There is a pocket in the back that would hold a medium sized book or two.

The size of this bag is nice, the colors are good and the shoulder strap is comfortable and adjustable. Bottom line though it's just too small for a 15.6" laptop.

UPDATE: I previously thought this was too small for a 15.6" laptop. After using it for school for a few days though, the fabric stretched and it fit in comfortably. I use it all the time at school now.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great deal!, January 21, 2010

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Jaden P. Brulotte "Jaden" (Enfield, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8N076-CGG-DL 15-Inch Energy Collection Messenger Bag (Chocolate/Green) (Personal Computers)

Got this for my brother for Christmas as he was getting a new laptop from my mom... He loved it! The colors are lighter in person than in this photo- more of a leaf green and lighter brown. I didn't expect it, but the fabric looks like that stretchy kind they use for laptop sleeves... Still great though, and at a wonderful price! My brother really liked it.