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249 of 253 persons found the following review helpful.
Great bag but where is the removable pouch?
By B. D. Hartshorn
First things first: has my removable pouch been stolen? coz i can't find it. 
Maybe it's just another amazon error in the product description.
If any individual may find the removable pouch, let me know.
Down to the proper review:
There's no point repeating all the outstanding features brought up by others. You've read the other reviews: you know all regarding the fact that it's gorgeous much the only bag guaranteed to fit the big 17" laptops. In fact Dell trade it on their internetsite as a bag that fits their 17inchers.
Here's a feature no one else has cited so far: different from the Columbia Cyberpack, it has a plastic [fake leather] waterproof base so u may confidently place it on a wet/messy floor.
Someone cited the zippers not having zipper flaps to stop rain getting in. But we all know that those flaps over the zips may be awkward. I'm looking at my bag right now and i may see that there are flaps BENEATH the zipper on each side. So for rain to get in, it would have to get thru the zipper then by way of the flap/ribbing directly [like 3mm] underneath. It's hard to describe what it is but it is water proof material underneath each side of the zip that closes together like drawn curtains when the zip is zippered shut.
NOT MENTIONED B4:
One nice visual aid is that the zippers for the main compartment are noticeably more spectacular than the others.
Also there is an apparently flimsy handle at the back behind the main handle. It's to hang the empty/lightly filled bag up on a hook. It took me in regards to a minute to work out what it was for. :O
btw: the main handle is wholly over-engineered but gorgeous: it is a very soft plastic and fabric handle surrounding a a steel wire handle which is itself coated in plastic. It's one mean looking handle.
One thing, I've noticed is that one of the shoulder straps is loose around the length adjuster and i have to keep tightening it up or the one for the right shoulder keeps getting longer and longer. I'm thinking of stitching it into the desired position but because i go to the gym and have aspirations of getting an upper body like John Cena's, i fear that if i stitch the shoulder straps into the present desired position that when [not if ] i get big it would no longer fit all over my back and I'd have to unstitch the straps and readjust to fit around my hopefully huge back. As you may imagine: i hope i do encounter this problem. It would be a little price to compensate for looking like John Cena.
btw: In comparison with the Columbia Cyberpack [a laptop backpack for up to 15-Inchers], that i also own, it doesn't have the Cyberpack's reflective parts utile for when walking at night.
Perhaps the quick pocket [the red-lined pouch near the handle] must have been made of luminous material on it's inside [instead of the red lining] to support find things in the dark when outside. I suggest keeping a little torch inside the little pocket inside the quick pocket.
The organiser/organizer panel in the front compartment elicits mixed feelings:
Pros:
I has two slots for credit cards. Good
A good mesh pocket to hold a battery powered shaver.
A good pen keeping pocket.
Cons:
It has three pockets. good. but they are on top of each other so if you use all three it cause a bit of a bulge in the front pocket.
Also, there is a clip for key rings but the thing it so short it's hard to find and a lot more awkward than what it will have to be.
I suggest buying the "Victorinox 1679500 Army Knife Swiss Champ" to fit in the organiser panel. It has a pocket to fit it.
SUMMARY OF POCKETS/COMPARTMENTS:
TEN EXTERNAL COMPARTMENTS/POCKETS:
U CAN SEE THEM FOR YOURSELVES. 
But you'd have to go on other websites. So here is a summary:
1: front compartment [contains organiser panel]
2: book compartment [directly behind front compartment]
3: main bag compartment [behind book compartment]
4: a top 'quick pocket' deep sufficient to fit an open hand in up to your wrist
5: laptop compartment
6: left mesh pocket [un-zippered]
7: right mesh pocket [un-zippered]
8: left diagonal side pocket
9: right diagonal side pocket
10: pocket on the left shoulder strap that is good for keeping a little mobile phone, mp3 player etc. I find it very utile to put a bus ticket in.
ORGANISER PANEL [INSIDE FRONT COMPARTMENT][a group of little pockets for stationary etc]:
* LEFT POCKET: holds pens and has two slots for credit card sized cards
* CENTRE TRIPLE DECKER POCKET: three pockets on top of each other
* RIGHT MESH POCKET: huge sufficient to hold a little shaver
* red zippered pocket behind the organiser panel
* concealed key ring clip [A SORT OF BAG EQUIVALENT OF A DVD EASTER EGG ]
FIVE INTERNAL POCKETS [THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ORGANISER PANEL] [HIDDEN EXTRAS]:
1: zippered mesh pocket inside book compartment
2: document/magazine pocket inside the main compartment
3: little pocket inside the top 'quick pocket' near the handle. [with an exit for mp3 player head/earphones]
4: document pocket inside the laptop compartment [I SUGGEST NOT PUTTING TOO MUCH IN THERE COZ IT MIGHT PRESS AGAINST THE LAPTOP SCREEN-LID.]
5: little zippered mesh pocket inside top of laptop compartment.
72 of 73 people found the following review helpful.
lots of space and good workmanship
By Florentino
There are two difficultnesses I have had with notebook backpacks in the past. Number one was, that they say to be 17 inch compatible, but they actually do not fit more prominent than intermediate 17 inch notebooks. Rest assured that this backpack will even fit the biggest 17 inch laptops. I may fit the Dell XPS into it with no problems. The zipper line does not lie tensely over the corners of the notebook and does not develop scratches.
Number two is the quality of the zippers. The zippers have to run smoothly, easily, and not come apart, split open, get stuck, or display other annoying dysfunctions. The zippers on this pack are of very good quality.
There is tons of auxiliary storage space. If I had a say in it, the shoulder straps could have a little more padding, but since it fits my huge notebook, I will not deduct any stars this time.
58 of 60 humans found the following review helpful.
lug it all
By Randy Lane
This back pack is very good. Well made, sturdy for carrying all the weight. The two items missing that keep this from being a 5 star review are: no waist strap, With all this wieght in the pack this would help alot. 2nd is no rain flaps on the zippers. I am in Seattle and I am concerned over rain getting into the bag on the long each and everyday commute.
17.5 inch laptop (10lbs) 4lb power brick. plus lunch, note book, paper work, coffee thermos, Oracle manual, Reading book. Yep, alot fits in this while staying compact.
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