JanSport Big Student vs Osprey Kestrel 48

The only downside is that it doesn't have a cushion thingy for laptops. I can survive without it though.

There is no internal laptop compartment. The shove-it outside pocket can hold a 15in laptop in a neoprene sleeve. Easy to get to when going through security and if you have to check the bag because the plane is small, you can pull the laptop out and take that as a carry-on.

especially the sturdy handle and comfortable back support, but it’s too small. Any recommendations for something that combines the 2 backpacks? I work in the tech industry and am also a graduate student, so I carry a mix of technology and books with me on a daily basis.

This is a durable, well organized midsize. It offers you a lightweight frame the capability to hold lots of stuff and easy access options, in addition...

You carry your gym, clothes, jackets books, anything else and the medium compartment here slightly smaller than the first one right for notebooks for ...

And the last thing about this bag that I don't like. and it's a big one and it has driven me crazy on multiple trips. This brain up here is too big. s...

And then we've got these straight cut padded backpack straps here with a bit of a journal logo on there as well on the top. We've just got this grab h...

I'm looking at something around the 25L mark that is low key so that I won't stand out as a tourist, but also is comfortable enough to be wearing every day for months at a time.

The padded straps were very cushiony upon purchase but with time and heavy textbooks, they did eventually rip. If you know how to sew, it can be fixed though.

Check this out. We have the outside access to the main compartment of the backpack there. see that? and then this whole shoulder strap. uh can can com...