axle 17 laptop backpack – black

So far this bag has been an excellent find. I needed a new bag for work and travel, but it needed to hold my 17″ laptop. This one does that with room to spare, has a good amount of organizational options. and isn’t as bulky as many of the other options that would hold a 17″ laptop. The straps are extremely comfortable, even when loaded down with the big laptop and power brick. This is my first bag that slips over the handle on a suitcase and I won’t buy another without it… that was SO much nicer than wearing it on my back as I went through airports and waited for connections. Similarly, I added chest straps to the attach points, and that made wearing it for longer periods more comfortable. I didn’t mind that it didn’t come with straps since I was able to add a pop of personal color. The main handle on the top feels sturdy and comfortable, no worries about that breaking any time soon. Having the dedicated table holder is nice, kept it from floating around and getting knocked in the bag. There are still a couple spots that could be improved, but they are all minor quibbles: – the zipper get catch on the interior fabric sometimes, better clearance there would help. The fabric itself is nice and allows items to slid in and out easily. – I don’t get why some zippers have nice fabric pulls and others are hard plastic, I would like them all to be the fabric. The plastic ones feel cheap by comparison. – I’m not a particular fan of the color of the gold lining fabric and accent color on the zipper pulls. Options for different colors there would be great. – maybe it will get better as it breaks in more, but the bag has a tendency to fall forward when sat upright. Would be nice if it was a little better balanced. As is, I tend to sit it backwards against something so it doesn’t fall over. – the laptop restraint strap seems too long. Even with my large laptop it is still really loose and can’t be tightened due to where they put the Velcro. I just tuck it inside and don’t use it since it didn’t really secure anything, and got in the way of the zipper when I did try to use it.