OGIO International Ruck 20 Laptop Backpack

This backpack is the most versatile Ive owned. Ive used it to travel abroad and has been very helpful in my travels carrying from my iPad to sunglasses.

Neat and practical bag

Very good quality

I had been looking around for a small sized backpack that I could use as my day-to-day bag for college when I came across the Covert. It seemed to be what I was after, though there was not quite the level of detail I wanted to confirm that it could actually hold the bare essentials I needed. Seeing as it was in many ways the best, I took the plunge and ordered it several months ago. I will first say what I was hoping someone would mention: Yes, this backpack can hold a decent amount of notebooks and files, as well as a thin laptop (think Macbook air or ultrabook thickness). The pictures do it more justice than I can write here. The photos show the bag as fully loaded as I can, without it bulging awkwardly out. It has four Moleskine Cahier X-Large notebooks, a softcover 400 page textbook (thin pages), a Mead plastic file with around 80 pages of an engineering pad, an iPad mini, standard pens and calculator etc, and a Macbook Air. One of the images shows the bag with the aforementioned items, but placed inside a Northface Jester II backpack, to illustrate the massive size difference. It can comfortably hold around 5 thin notebooks as a maximum, with a Macbook Air in the sleeve. For another reference, without a laptop, I managed to fit a three semester calculus book and its softcover solution manual within the pack, which pushed it to its extreme holding capacity. If you are inclined to carry any more than a single textbook, or more than a few notebooks or files, this might not be the best pack, but if most of your work is done on a (thin) laptop, with maybe some files and notebooks for class notes, this is the perfect lightweight backpack. Also, note that the bag is very rectangular, so anything that is not will fit poorly. Sweatshirts, lunch bags, and so on are not really something you can use with this, unless they are the only thing you put in it. This is also a poor fit if youd like to carry mass market paperbacks around (due to the thickness constraint). I have been using it almost daily both for class, and now for an internship, and it has held up without any visible wear. It is apparent that Ogio cheaped out on the zipper pulls, making them out of plastic that would definitely break if you yanked on them, but as long as you are conscious of their fallibility they should hold up. I have not had any issues with them so far. For the select few who can rely more on digital than paper, but still need to takes notes and have some scratch paper, I would highly recommend this backpack.

Nice backpack. Really like how it can fit over luggage without a carrier.

Pretty nice bag. Found it on clearance at a local store and was in need of a new bag for work. I carry a dewalt impact, a small cooler bag for my food, headphones, a few ziplock bags with food, gloves, extra shirt, keys, wallet, a water bottle and a few other things and they all fit great with room to spare. The bag is also really sturdy.

Nice compact bag. It works well and still fits a good amount of stuff without being bulky. The only thing I dont like about it is that the strap adjustment slips really easily. I was able to fit 2 laptops in it without any issues.

Love how compact it is.

I wanted a rucksack for work that was smart, did not look like a sports bag, had some compartment organization but flexible use. The Ogio Ruck20 is perfect! Well made, simple, great materials (love the scarlet red lining) and comfortable to wear. I can carry personal items, wallet, phone etc, a laptop, ipad, some files & lunch but isnt too big or bulky. I have had many compliments on this new bag from others. Looks good and does a great job. Would reccomend.

Such a great bag but this one has a smaller capacity than it appeared