I’ve been carrying this back as my work bag and I love it. It’s been over a year and it’s still holding up really well. It’s lined and has padding for laptops and plenty of pockets for other item as well. Solo Reade 15.6 Inch Vintage Columbian Leather Backpack, Espresso
I am flying Basic Economy for the first time in March and hope my backpack passes muster as well. To pile on the backpack links, this is a great looking weekender travel bag. I usually get a compliment on it every trip:
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I travel for my job and went through 3 computer roller bags in about 12 years. I decided to switch to a leather backpack about 5 years ago and I found this one. It looks as good now as it did the day I got it. I think it's BIFL quality.
Backpack. My work-issued laptop weighs approximately 16,984 pounds. Had to give up on shoulder bags because I travel a lot.
This one. I had to search a bit for a nice leather one that could fit a large laptop (15.6") in a padded compartment. I love it and it's worn like iron. I wanted something a little more 'adult' than just a Jansport. It's been a great buy.