Customer Reviews

STM Bags DP-0914-1 Medium Evolution Backpack,Fits up to 15 Inch Screens, Graphite-Black

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Originally by just looking at the pictures, I thought this backpack was really a laptop only backpack. I did a few hours of research to find more information and possibly a video review of this backpack to see how it would really look like in reality. [...]. They even have the maximum laptop size measurement for the laptop storage area. I decided to take the risk and buy this backpack because I would still get the chest and waist straps.


The laptop storage place is fully padded! It fits my HP Pavilion dv6000 15.4 inch widescreen laptop perfectly with still some extra space. There's still plenty of room for a 1 inch binder and 2 or 3 books. There are two external side pouches for a water bottle. The front pocket is huge and deep. I can store up to 8 pens or/and pencils. I like the detachable key ring, it's very easy to use. There's plenty of room for me to store my AC adapter, wireless mouse, TI-84+ graphing calculator, financial calculator, mini-stapler, planner, and other stuff I carry with me. My laptop weighs about 6 pounds plus 2-3 books come out to around 9 to 10 pounds. That's a lot of weight. Half of the time when I'm walking from the library to my classroom, I hardly noticed that I'm carrying all that stuff. It's very comfortable on my back and shoulders. I sometimes don't even need to use the straps. It even comes with a detachable cell phone and IPod/mp3 player pouch. I don't need those, so I just leave them at home. I'm going to upload some pictures when I have time available. If you have any comments or questions, please do leave a comment. I'll be happy to answer them (English only).

At $100 I was skeptical that I'd get my money's worth but I got this as an impulse buy at my local Mac store. I figured I could use it to hold stuff since my motorcycle has zero storage space. I used this bag to carry my laptop and other misc school items when I rode to/from school. 15.2" widescreen laptop, books, wireless mouse, wallet, groceries...etc it seemed no matter what I needed to stuff into this bag, it would fit!

It's VERY well made! I've ridden in the rain with it and even took it snowboarding. The bag is somewhat water resistant to begin with but couple that with the fold-away water-proof membrane and you got piece of mind! When I crashed my motorcycle at freeway speeds this bag not only saved my life (protected my back) it also survived!

Bottom line: if you need a well designed back pack to survive several round trips to hell and back this is the one

This is a good product if you are looking for a rugged backpack laptop case. It has some really nice features such as the hidden laptop compartment, built in rain coat and shoulder strap cell phone case. The reason why I gave it 3 stars was because it was missing one really important feature for me, pockets to store/organize additional cables and items. I'm big on having a spot for everything, but if you don't care about pockets for all your accessories this is a great bag. I would also recommend it for someone that rides a motorcycle, it has a great hideaway waist strap and the built in rain coat is good for the days you don't expect rain. Also, the quality of this bag is top notch and much better than any of the $70 and up bags your local Best Buy or Electronics retailer sells.

Within a week of having this bag the zipper ripped off. The metal on the zipper completely tore off. I tried e-mailing the STM bag company about this, even submitting a photo, and no reply back. The zippers for this bag are the very small type, which does not hold up against packing your bag full of stuff. The bag was much smaller than I thought it would be. Definitely not worth the price I paid for the back which was around 80 dollars. The only thing I liked about this bag was that it looked sort of stylish and the laptop compartment. Doesn't look so stylish anymore though because the zippers broke off, and I can't really replace it. If you're looking for a good durable bag, should look elsewhere.

If you are a college student, this bag can fit four fat textbooks, six notebooks, and six folders (if strategically placed) with ease and still have more than enough room to stuff your laptop in there, in it's separate compartment of-course. When the load gets heavy the waist straps really come in handy to take of some of the weight off your back and place it on your hips,which really helps if your back hurts. The rain-cover is excellent for those sudden rainstorm that i have experienced, especially when you don't want our laptop or books to get wet.
Overall, this bag is greater than i expected it to be so far but, i have had it only for 2 months. I encourage you to read the other reviews as well.
Feel free to ask questions at Torrese194@potsdam.edu. I will respond as well as i can.

I've had this backpack for almost four years now, and it has really stood up well considering the abuse I've put it through. I travel a lot (mostly by plane, some long road trips, too) and I ALWAYS have my computer with me, and it's ALWAYS in this bag. I also use this as my only backpack for school, mostly because I tend to use my computer for note-taking. Through all the airports and hotels and everything this bag has held up very strongly in every aspect. Over the years there have been a few little cosmetic things, like one of the little tassle things on the zippers fell off, and I lost the cell phone pouch, but that was my fault. Aside from that, it's still in the same condition I got it in four years ago and I imagine I'll be able to keep using it for many more years, and whenever way down the road I do finally need a new backpack, I'll definitely come back to STM and hopefully they'll still be making this one.

Lots of pockets and padding for laptop. I travel a lot and this is the best bag I have used.