Designed to fit a laptop with up to a 17" widescreen display, this Case Logic VNB-217 backpack case keeps your laptop protected on the go and provides spacious storage for a variety of accessories.
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I ordered this a few months ago. It has a lot of padding in almost all of the pockets. The straps are padded as well.
The laptop compartment (in the back) is very nicely padded with thick memory foam type of padding, even the bottom is padded. There is enough room in this for my 15.6" laptop, plus my Belkin chill mat, and some extra room. This unzips most of one whole side and the whole top. The nylon fabric inside is a nice dark teal color (all the others are gray).
The second compartment is also padded very well. Would be great for iPad, tablet, etc. I use that compartment to hold a binder. This compartment expands so there is plenty of room for binders, books, tablets. But it doesn't add a lot of room if there is nothing in it.
The third compartment is also padded very well. There is plenty of room for an iPhone/cell phone, flash drives, pens/pencils, sticky pads, mouse and laptop charger.
The forth compartment is the sideways pocket on the front. This pocket is just big enough for my HTC Android phone, but I would not put my phone in there, as the picture shows, because there is no padding to the outside/front of the bag. And the zipper pull can be tucked in.
The only issue I had and frankly, it's not even an issue for me...but in the picture it appears that the front is black with some dusky purple accents...but mine is black with gray accents. Again, not an issue for me, but it may deter some guys from ordering this if it looks like there is purple on it.
Overall, it's a great bag and is what I was looking for.
What's great about it: Padding, spacious compartments