High quality, professional looking, easy to organize, hidden secure pocket for your phone, Will last forever. Took it on its first journey for work from NYC to Saudi Arabia for 2 weeks; was superb.
Overall, a nice backpack, structured enough to be professional looking, but not old styling like the classic Alpha Bravo I have from 10 years ago. A few negatives, the front pocket with the ID tag tends to collapse on itself, and I wish there were more than two pen holders. Otherwise, it's well organized and well made. A criticism of Tumi - why not list the country of manufacture? I can't even find it on the bag itself. Chatgpt tells me it's Indonesia or Thailand.
The construction of this backpack is somewhat disappointing. I don't like how it looks unstructured most of the time. It also collapses (to a fault) into itself from the top. It does hold my large water bottle which is a plus. But overall it is too heavy to use everyday. Darn, I wish I would have purchased a smaller/lighter Tumi instead. I wish it came with a strap to connect the two straps horizontally across my chest (or a Tumi option that I could purchase).
If I thought my 10 year old Tumi back pack was the best one ever made. This one just one me over. Not only do I love the dark red wine color with the black combination, but I love Tumi for what they stand for. I have tons of tumi products from wallets, to backpack, to garment bags, to duffle bag, and tote bag. The Quality the TUMI makes is superb and like no other in the industry. Classy, yet durable, and affordable. Best investment ever, and definitely outshines some of those luxury brands in durability and design. I simply love the TUMI brand.