SwissGear Wired Laptop Backpack for 17-Inch Notebook (Red)

by Swiss Gear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 13 x 17 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VB7EFW
• Item model number: SA9360 Red
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This stylish backpack includes a mobile phone pocket, a computer compartment, an airflow back system, shoulder straps, a water bottle pocket, audio interface organizer pockets for business accessories, and a sunglasses holder.

Product Description

Swiss Gear Computer Backpack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top-Notch, Stellar, and Rugged Backpack, June 15, 2008

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supraspeed (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SwissGear Wired Laptop Backpack for 17-Inch Notebook (Red) (Personal Computers)

I became a full time student at college and bought a laptop and was looking into buying a nice backpack to hold my comp. First thing I looked at was Swiss Gear. Anything they make is just first-class with fine craftsmanship. It took a while before I found this backpack but when I bought it and let it sit on my shoulders, it just felt awesome. I was glad about my purchase.
Looking at this backpack, it comes with 2 large, and I mean really large pockets. The back pocket is for a laptop, and this has plenty of padding into which your laptop will sit so even if it falls for some god-forbidden reason, you shouldn't be too worried. **THOUGH THE DESCRIPTION SAYS 17" LAPTOPS, IT MAY NOT BE THE CASE FOR ALL LAPTOPS** I purchased a Dell 15.4" and it sits in there flush and perfectly but if my laptop was any bigger, it wouldn't fit into that pocket. So, just be aware that with some laptops, 15.4" might be the biggest that it can hold. There is also an elastic pull-strap to secure your laptop even more. Overall, great protection for the money. I got this for around $40 in stores by the way.
In this backpack, I've held as much as my laptop and 2 full-size textbooks, along with other accessories such as a power charger and mouse, and pencils, pens, etc in the front and side pockets and the padding on the shoulders does wonders. It never feels like it will just break even when you're carrying the heaviest load. Other than that, it looks great and just has a quality feel to it just because it is Swiss Gear.

PROS:
1.) Lots of Room - Holds a large laptop (be aware that it might not hold all 17" laptops), has a second large pocket for books and stuff. In addition, a pocket in the front and two in the side for extra accessories.
2.) Lots of padding - Makes it so that it's never too hard on the shoulders even when walking for a long ways...and trust me, I've walked around campus quite a bit with this thing.
3.) Laptop will feel protected at almost all times - Unless you completely just fall straight on your back, this backpack will protect your laptop from small drops for the most part.
3.) Quality feel - Can't go wrong with Swiss Gear. All the zippers, pockets, straps, and handle really feel great.
4.) An Excellent College Backpack - Really goes the distance.

CONS:
1.) Not completely waterproof....This isn't that big of an issue though compared to the pros of this pack. One time it was raining heavily, and when I later got back after running through the rain, found out that some of the pockets felt slightly moist (no water inside however).
2.) Slightly pricey...still a great deal. Look around however, because I got it at Sam's Club for $40.

**Overall, it's an awesome backpack and looks and feels great. I give it a 5/5 and am completely satisfied with my purchase. Have had this for one whole year through college now and will probably last a lot longer.**

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly as described, November 9, 2008

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OnSiteStudios (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: SwissGear Wired Laptop Backpack for 17-Inch Notebook (Red) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this to hold my HP Pavilion with a 17" screen. In the rear compartment there is a special padded sleeve for the notebook. If it is used, the laptop pokes out the top of the bag and it can't be zipped up. Putting the laptop in the that same compartment, but not inside the padded sleeve allows the backpack to be zipped completely closed.

All in all it is a good value at $40, it would be a complete rip-of at the full price.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great computer backpack, 17" does fit with small alteration, August 21, 2008

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D.H. (State College, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SwissGear Wired Laptop Backpack for 17-Inch Notebook (Red) (Personal Computers)

I bought this at Sam's club for around 40 bucks for commuting on a motorcycle. As a previous reviewer stated, this will not fit 17" widescreen laptops, UNLESS you do what I did and simply rip the seam at the bottom of the laptop sleeve all the way across to the sides (center section first, then two short side sections along bottom of seam). Then the laptop slides right down to the bottom of the back and voila, perfect fit. I have an ECS G900 laptop that is possibly one of the largest available - it measures 15.6" W x 11.6" D x 1.75" thick. This is just slightly larger than other models I have seen listed by reviewers that won't fit without modification. Just get a $0.99 seam ripper and spend a few minutes to open it up and save a lot of $ on the bag itself. I only gave 4 stars because I had to rip the seam myself, otherwise would give this 5.