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The Alienware Orion backpack keeps all gear secure and protected on the go. The backpack's heavily-padded, subdivided main compartment easily holds up to two 17" notebooks. A secondary compartment contains 10 other pockets to hold anything from pens to CDs to plane tickets to MP3 players.
Posted by: Deu30v19
from Chino Hills, CA
I just received this yesterday, so obviously this review will be limited. After reading reviews on several sites, there were a few questions I still had about the backpack, which are the items I will be focusing on...
I received the brand new updated pack - even the Mobile Edge site isn't updated with it yet. It is exactly like the new M18x backpack they are advertising - It now has two pouch pockets in the first section, instead of the ten or so cd slots. It also has designated USB and memory stick slots. Plus it now has a zipper pocket in the back area, opposite where you store your laptop. And I believe it now has thicker straps, with a rounded area around your neck (I'm not sure because none of the pictures I could find of the M17x bag really show the straps). It also has a small zipper section on the side where the attached mesh water bottle holder can store away when not in use.
I wavered between getting the M18x bag and this one because a couple of reviewers said their laptop was a snug fit in the M17x bag. I have a M17x laptop and there is plenty of room for it to easily fit in this bag.
My disappointments would be these: the RF-shielded cell phone pocket is very small (no way my EVO - or an iPhone - would even come close to fitting in there - it does fit in the cell phone pocket attached to the shoulder strap, although it's very tight), and that there isn't any waist or chest straps. I am a woman, about 5'4", so the shoulder straps are pretty wide on me. I know that most people that own a M17x will be men, so I don't fault them for catering to their size. It would be nice to have the straps to distribute the weight and keep the shoulder straps from falling down (I'm a backpacker, and I've owned a heavy 17" workstation laptop for years, so I'm not a stranger to hauling weight on my back - it just makes it a lot more comfortable to distribute the weight). The big bonus is that the pack fits tight against your back - some packs have a tendency to want to pull away from you - and it has nice padding.
Overall, the pack seems to be very good quality and has plenty of room for accessories.
I received the brand new updated pack - even the Mobile Edge site isn't updated with it yet. It is exactly like the new M18x backpack they are advertising - It now has two pouch pockets in the first section, instead of the ten or so cd slots. It also has designated USB and memory stick slots. Plus it now has a zipper pocket in the back area, opposite where you store your laptop. And I believe it now has thicker straps, with a rounded area around your neck (I'm not sure because none of the pictures I could find of the M17x bag really show the straps). It also has a small zipper section on the side where the attached mesh water bottle holder can store away when not in use.
I wavered between getting the M18x bag and this one because a couple of reviewers said their laptop was a snug fit in the M17x bag. I have a M17x laptop and there is plenty of room for it to easily fit in this bag.
My disappointments would be these: the RF-shielded cell phone pocket is very small (no way my EVO - or an iPhone - would even come close to fitting in there - it does fit in the cell phone pocket attached to the shoulder strap, although it's very tight), and that there isn't any waist or chest straps. I am a woman, about 5'4", so the shoulder straps are pretty wide on me. I know that most people that own a M17x will be men, so I don't fault them for catering to their size. It would be nice to have the straps to distribute the weight and keep the shoulder straps from falling down (I'm a backpacker, and I've owned a heavy 17" workstation laptop for years, so I'm not a stranger to hauling weight on my back - it just makes it a lot more comfortable to distribute the weight). The big bonus is that the pack fits tight against your back - some packs have a tendency to want to pull away from you - and it has nice padding.
Overall, the pack seems to be very good quality and has plenty of room for accessories.
What's great about it: Easily fits the M17x laptop with plenty of room leftover
What's not so great: No waist/chest straps
I would recommend this to a friend!
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