Wenger 600648 LEGACY 16 Inch Double-Gusset Laptop Case, Airport-Friendly Case with Padded Triple Protect Compartment in Black/Grey {15 Litre}

My bag arrived this morning and I am very pleased with it.When I took it out of the box it was seemed light in weight.Fabric appears good.Another reviewer had said the shoulder strap could not be removed and it can't. I too, wish it could - If you are carrying the bag by it's handles just ensure the strap runs between the two handle so it does not dangle. The carrying handles are not the most comfortable I have used. The carrying handles and the shoulder strap are fitted securely and the shoulder strap has metal rings/links. There are four rubber ridged "studs" for the bag to stand on but they might have been taller.The bag has a good trolley strap sewn on the back that you have to lift over the trolley handle you are going to hang it from. I much appreciate that the middle of the trolley strap has strong Velcro to keep the middle of it close to the body of the bag while hung. There is a tab to pull to release the Velcro.The two rearmost compartments have double ended zips with sliders with purpose built holes for the use of a padlock.The front most of the three compartments and the front smaller compartment both have a double ended zip and the sliders have holes (not purpose built) but which you could thread one thin cables from one of those luggage padlocks that have cables instead of a hasp. All the insides of the bag are grey.The front compartment's zip does not open all the way down. There is a plastic key holder stitched in.Facing you with the front unzipped are - Three flat deep pockets - ideal for tickets.Sewn to them are -Three deep gusseted pockets - one fits 2 cds in standard cases/instead I fitted my Kindle basic e-reader in its vinyl case but it was too narrow for my Kindle Fire HD 7" in a case but it did fit in the pocket tightly when naked. - one similarly deep and gusseted pocket but narrow in width and the third a deep pocket with a flap fixed down by Velcro - this fits my external hard drive and data cable very well.Attached to the above deep pockets are -a flat pocket with a little card case attached to it with a darkened mesh front, this card case would hold just a couple or three cards. The next (middle) is a pocket which might fit a mobile phone, it has a flap with Velcro again. I found this too small for my phone in it's pouch, but I find the deep narrow pocket (above) this flapped pocket is attached to good for that job. On the front of the little phone pouch also protected by the flap and Velcro is a tiny tube pocket which would fit a couple of little USB drives. The deep pocket suitable for my external drive has nothing sewn on the front. There are no silly holders for pens.On the inside of the compartment's cover is what looks like a shallow net bag across the whole width. When you unzip it you find the space inside goes all the way to the bottom of the bag. The net part is just the edge. The front of the bag is arranged so it can bulge a little outwards and inwards. Your cables and such would fit in this. The wise might consider buying a couple of zip up cases to hold different cables neatly to avoid having a deep bag of snakes as cables always seem to wrap around each other. I keep my adaptor with mains plug lead in one of these anyway stops the mains plug poking into anything.The first of the triple compartments is divided into two you have two equal sized compartments suitable for folders but the divider is not fixed at the bottom so if you had one thick folder in one side it would not be squashed while a thinner folder next door moved about in lots of space. The zip opens wide enough for access and rummaging through catalogues and papers.The middle triple compartment's zip opens up widely so the bag can be opened up flat on search table at the airport. It is empty except for a see-through net bag stitched on one side. The net bag has it's net fabric cut in a way before stitching so it allows bulging and yet the sides are not thick with netting. The top edge of the net therefore has an elastic edge to gather the extra fabric in.Having read some of the comments about laptops being left open to the danger of falling while the bag was flat open wide I had a close look at this net bag which is the width of the bag, fixed to the bottom of the bag and has fixed sides eight and a half inches deep. It is divided up the middle by a single line of stitching and a few stitches through the elastic joining it to the grey fabric. I could not feel the stitching fixed to anything else - - - so I got my pick-up-stitch out and removed the black stitches very carefully so I did not damage the net.***So my bag now has had this single line of stitching removed and my 15" wide laptop (not screen size which is 15.6") fits perfectly in the net. My laptop is 10" deep so only one and a half inches peeps out over the top of the net. It is therefore suspended when being carried and safer from falls when the bag is left flat and open for view of customs or bag checker/searchers.*** Edit 22nd November, I have tried my old laptop in this net bag. It is 15" wide but one and a half inches thick. This fits too. The net because of the way it is designed is wider than the width of the bag so I have no doubt a laptop 16" in width would fit too.Putting anything bulky, such as a mains adaptor in one section and a cable and mains plug in the other section of the net bag while it was divided would have caused the laptop also in the middle triple pocket not to be protected fully by the padding either side and any extra protection given by folders in the fromt triple pocket would be lost. In other words the presence of this net bag divided in half and used by anything hard would have been stupid. So I cut the dividing stitches and utilized the net bag as a good hold-in place for my laptop.The third triple compartment at the back.This compartment is totally empty. Grey lined but the gussets are red. The gussets measure 2" across. A folded shirt/blouse, some underwear, socks/tights, pair of mule slippers/slipperettes, perhaps a slender toilet bag with a SMALL hand towel, shaving gear for men or feminine necessities for ladies. Pity Wenger did not make this compartment a bit deeper. 16" x 12" x 2" approx. You might get a very thin jumper or cardigan in too.One thing I like is that the clothes and whatnots if packed carefully in the back compartment, which is shown on the picture on Amazon holding the laptop (SILLY), will provide an extra padded barrier between the laptop in the middle compartment and any suitcase trolley handle it might be hung on. I often worry about my present Dell bag bending in the middle a little while towed around on the suitcase trolley.My laptop is 15.6" screen and but measures 15" x 10" but is not thick. I have tried one thicker laptop in the doctored net bag - it is also 16" wide and that fitted too. You can fit two laptops in the middle section and another in the section for files if it was necessary. AND probably another in the third section for storage at home.I was hoping that one of the fitted pockets would hold my Kindle Fire 8.9" securely but it will fit in one of the other compartments in its thick case - I'll just have to put other things near it so it won't crash about. Its case is a good one padded one and holds a slim keyboard which I can remove as and when necessary.Overall size.43 cm wide x 34 cm high - the handles hang downwards on each side.17 or 18 cm deep I measured this across the bottom and allowed a little for bulging as the front compartment is designed for this.I am very pleased with the bag. Just hope the fabric will not let a "heavy" shower of rain soak in. If I put a change of clothes in I think they will be in plastic bags, underwear and slippers would anyway.Have any owners of this bag considers using a spray-on water deterrent such as is used on tents and camping gear - I would be interested hearing about success or other wise.

Good laptop case with an impressive capacity for holding laptops, tablets, paperwork, stationary etc making it a good business partner for travel. For its price, I note durability could be better. Mine became 'used' looking quickly enough and I have to place my mac in a sleeve as the protection around the laptop compartment is not enough to absorb anything other than very minor knocks. More padding is needed at the end of the compartment like the backpack has as this is where machines get damaged from regular use in dropping your case/back on the ground on a daily basis. If you are very careful, then all good. I am happy enough with the case once I use my padded laptop sleeve with it.

A lovely bag. Great quality and finish. Use it every day

Light weight and seems sturdy. Didn’t come with the shoulder strap but couldn’t be bothered to return or contact the seller just for that as it was Christmas. Seller could do with checking items before posting out.

I bought this carefully, I’m anti Amazon but had no opportunity to buy a similar product locally. This is a great bag, lots of space, durable and obviously a quality product. If you can buy it locally do, if not buy here.

Wenger are a good brand, I had a rucksack that by this brand and it lasted forever so thought I'd give them another go.I'm a Graphic Design Student, I mainly deal with digital work, so I have to carry my laptop with me everywhere I go as 90% of my work is done not he computer. I have an apple macbook pro which cost an arm and a leg and as such needs to be looked after. So I thought I might as well spend the extra on a bag that can help cart around the rest of my junk (power lead's/ usb leads/ dictaphone/ CD's/ Kindle/ iPad/ mp3 player/ wallet/phone/key's/ large pencil case/ A4 folder's and note pad's/ etc ) I've listed all this stuff because this is what the bag has to deal with every day.I received the bag today and getting everything in was a bit of a squeeze but I think thats just because I have to find what works and what doesn't compartment wise for myself.THE STRAP: - This I'm not sure on, it's not in the middle like most bags but actually attached to the back pocket of the case so that the hold case actually leans away from your body. I'm unsure as to weather, due to the placement of the strap, that it will hold up to my daily travel's. I travel to and from college by bus an hour each way during the week and I also take my laptop out and about with me if I need too. as i live int he country that involved allot to traveling vis public transport (I don't drive) so the bag has to be able to handle this and I'm not actually sure it will be able too.The bag stand's up well on it's own after I've put all of my stuff in so there's not tipping foreword's. The middle zip that opens the bag down the centre seems pretty strong but I'm going to get a pad lock for it just in case it opens on it's own. I think it a shame that the front pocket where all your important things like wallet, keys and password doesn't lock and for me this is a flaw that should be address by wenger, but as the other compartments can be padlocked I can always put them in there if need's be.CHECKPOINT FRIENDLY:- Actually it's the law that laptops be removed from there bags before going threw x-ray, they will not let you just leave it int he bag even if it just opens out flat and must still be put in a tray go threw so it's not really any faster (I recently went abroad and asked about this because my own laptop was stuffed into the bottom on my bag at the time and took a good five minuets to dig out) so it's not really any faster. UNLESS you place your laptop in the middle compartment before you go then I can't see it being any faster!I'm actually going to come back after a few months to update this review to let others know how i get on with it. fingers crossed it'll late.UPDATE: - 17th April - This Bag has stood up to allot of use. the strap has actually done really well. I've used this bag heavily and it's always been filled up, the bag is often very heavy but I use it for Uni, it carry's my laptop/folder's/notepad's/cables/purse/key's etc,etc. It's carried allot and has done really well. I think this has definitely been worth the money spent on it and I think it's a good choice for totting your laptop and stuff around. the pockets inside has been useful I just wish I could lock the front pocket were my wallet and kets live but thats about the only fault I can find to be honest.