OGIO International Ruck 20 Laptop Backpack

I spent a very long time looking for a stylish slim backpack that would fit my 15.6 laptop. (It does) I was very disappointed to find out, however, that the strap placement and their straight shape makes it so that the inside of my upper arm brushes against the strap as I walk, producing a constant annoying sound. By the time I got to work my arm was already a little raw. It also does nothing to keep your back cool. In fact it does quite the opposite. Today it was 72 degrees with moderate humidity but my back was very hot and I was starting to sweat after a 10 minute walk. I had to carry it on one shoulder the last leg of the journey to deal with the multitude of discomforts. To sum up: This backpack looks fantastic, but it does not perform well at all. All form, no function. Sadly, I will be returning it promptly.

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.

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.

received this as a gift, great bag. looks small but holds my laptop, tablet, chargers and plenty of accessories with ease

Holds my 15.6 ASUS RoG, a thin notebook, Jansport pixel pouch, power brick, and various adapters fine. Anything else added and it becomes a tight fit. Its a good bag if youre looking for something that is more compact and minimal.

Stylish, comfortable, unique and durable at the same time. Love it@!

We just received this, so I cant speak to the durability of it, but we really like how it fits. Biggest thing we like about it is that it is big enough to fit his 3inch zipper binder with room for other stuff. We also love the nice blue color on the outside and then inside is a yellow surprise.

Awesome bag, not too big, fits my laptop, IPAD, books very comfortably. The two cup holders are great for holding coffee and water.

Awesome backpack.

I was in need of a large laptop backpack for my hefty 17.3 laptop, Asus G75VW. This was a very decently priced backpack that fit my laptop inside with ease and much room to spare. It doesnt fit in the back pocket, which I assumed was for laptops, but it fits inside the bag anyhow. Theres not as much pockets as most backpacks Im used to, but I like that. It gives the bag a more simple, minimalistic look. The pockets it has is more than enough for everything I carry. This backpack is very light. It has a very nice neutral gray color on the outer layer with a rather odd reddish/orangish inner layer. I guess it gives it a bit of color. It can carry quite a bit. To my unexpected delight, I managed to fit a large watermelon inside when I needed to carry it. Im very happy with my purchase.