She likes it, and it’s well made. We personalized it and so can’t return it, but she’ll be able to use it for traveling. It’s just too heavy for her to carry at high school.
I bought one of these bags about five years ago for my teenager. The material is so durable I had to buy another one! I recommend this brand to everyone.
Been about 2-3 weeks since I bought. Love the backpack. Order processing was slow, took awhile to ship out. Like all the features, wish the side pocket was large enough to fit a water bottle or a tumbler, and be able to zip it up.
I purchased this bag to be able to carry my laptops, accessories and books to and from work and school and it is perfect. The only thing I would change is the middle pocket for iPad - make it big enough to fit a Mac Pro as well. I can still use it but it needs to be outside the pocket; inside would be preferable. Thanks for making a great product!
This is my 3rd backpack from OGIO in the last 15 years. I only replaced my RSS because after nearly 10 years of use the strap padding had worn down. Always a fan of OGIO from Moto Bags, Golf and travel. A huge fan of their products.
The color is darker more black than charcoal but we love it!. Has perfectly thought out compartments for everthing including glasses. Pricer than other backpacks but it will definetly outlast the other ones. Looking into buying another !
Lots of great things about this backpack. For most people, it is awesome. The quality is amazing. No complaints there. Lots of features. At the end of the day, there were just a few things about it that didn’t work for me, so I ended up needing to return it.
Pros: well made with high-quality materials. Love the laptop pocket. It feels very solid, and held my laptop very snuggly and safely. I felt like it was very safe. Lots of pockets, and super cool looking. In general, no complaints. Love the hard pocket on top. You can safely secure cell phones and glasses or sunglasses in it without worry about them getting crushed. Definitely a plus.
Cons: there are few, but unfortunately, these were dealbreakers for me. The water bottle pockets do not hold bottles securely. Not even close. They have zippers that open very easily, allowing even smaller water bottles to fall out. Even using the provided bottle straps, it didn’t hold them well. In the product description, it says there is a pocket for iPads or tablets. However, that doesn’t mean every size of iPad. I have one of the larger 12 inch iPads. It didn’t fit in the pocket. I needed it to fit. Lastly, the shoulder traps were too short and could not be extended any further (I called and asked…they said nope). I am a big guy: 6’4 and built like a football player. The shoulder straps were entirely too tight even fully extended. I couldn’t wear the backpack at all with any type of comfort. Other similarly priced backpacks fit much more comfortably. At the end of the day, this was the real dealbreaker. It might be great for most, but not for everyone.
Great construction and materials, however missing some key design features. For one, no internal keychain retainer ring/snaps, and no D rings to clip things to the front or outside or even the top of the straps. Two, zippers tend to work/slide open when bag is full and you’re moving the bag around, or walking. The small front pouch has only one zipper pull so every time you open it, stuff falls out the low side, it should have two zipper pulls like the rest of the pockets, also needs to be pouched and not “scabbed” to the outside of the bag (top portion of small pocket needs to be fuller and not just up against the front panel) The rear laptop pocket is super padded so adds a lot of thickness & weight yet the opening is super tight so if your iPad or something slides deep you can’t get your hand down inside to the bottom unless you have tiny hands, the zipper opening needs to be wider and the pocket not as tight. It would be ideal if the laptop section zippered all the way so you could lay it flat/wide open. The top handle is very small and tight to the top of the bag so it’s hard to grab the bag easily or close the glasses pocket all the way as the zipper pull has to go under the edge of the handle. I wasn’t able to see one in person before buying so a little disappointed the bag is hard to use.