Matein Travel Laptop Backpack vs Osprey Apogee Daypack - Men's

It holds a LOT! It was comfortable on my back; the straps are well padded. I liked that I could also carry it on my carry on suitcase using the strap (on the backpack) that fit over the handle of the carry on suitcase; it was a bit snug getting it to fit over the handle, but it securely held the backpack on top of my Travel Pro carry on suitcase. It seems sturdy and held up well for what I need it for.

The main straps are well padded and adjustable. They have a top strap and a lower strap for comfort and security. The zippers are all well quality and have a material flap over the top so it should keep anything inside pretty dry.

So an excellent bargain bag, and I love that it has that dock on it, but I think it's faster not to use it, at least when topping off my laptop; for mobile devices, it's perfect between classes. I put it on the table in front of me or the chair next to me, and I don't get to take out the pack to charge my phone, for instance. But yet again, if you want to drop kick or throw your excellent expensive tablet or laptop, get a damn shock-resistant setup, not this thing.

But Osprey doesn’t excel in laptop back packs. While I had no problem packing my laptop and its accessories, the backpack became limited when I wanted to add other stuff. As I packed the main compartment with the majority of my stuff, the other compartments became useless. It’s like the other pockets are sharing space with the main compartment instead of having their own space

I purchased this when my company started sending me to job sites that I had to fly to, to replace the small breifcase style one they gave me so I could fit more of what I needed in it. You can easily fit a laptop, tablet, storage clip-board, and two days worth of clothes and it will still fit under the seat for flights. Even in the little planes that only seat like 20 people.

I like a lot of things about this backpack; the size, the sleekness, and the padding. But I don’t like the smaller compartments. Not quite big enough to put my Ti-84 plus CE calculator, the laptop compartment isn’t quite big enough for my Legion 5 pro (which is a 16-inch screen but is 17 in overall dimensions) the water bottle compartment is super cool but is pretty tight on my 32oz Nalgene. The nonscratch compartment is a little finicky to open, and the accessory compartment only has one zipper pull

The compartments are perfect for storing and organizing SO MUCH STUFF! I also prefer using a backpack rather than pulling a small piece of luggage with wheels. This is especially true when I have the larger luggage to be checked, but still in the coming and going one is stuck with the nuisance of rolling both small and large pieces of luggage and it can be problematic. However, using a backpack avoids that problem and it is comfortable to wear because the weight inside is distributed in the all the different compartments. In addition, the backpack material is strong and looks good, and even matches the color of my hard-side luggage

The "easy access" pocket is roomy and seems to be waterproof. The Front pocket has more than ample space to segregate gear from the padded main compartment and is easy to reach. It has one zipper here where the main compartment has dual zippers. I would prefer to see dual zippers on all compartments for easy of entry/ use/ closure