Targus Drifter II Laptop Backpack, Black/Gray – Backpack for Men for Business and Travel, Durable Water-Resistant Material, Fits up to 17" Laptops (TSB239US)

I purchased my Targus Drifter II backpack just before an airline trip to attend to some financial affairs after my mom's death. I did not want to check any luggage, and I anticipated that I would use this backpack for day (possibly overnight) trips on my motorcycle or bicycle as well. I have a 17" laptop that I use for all my work that I needed to carry along on these trips. I am 6'1" tall, so the longer bags are not a problem for me. For the current trip I needed a bag that would hold my computer, charger, adapter cables for my small printer carried in another under-the-seat gym bag, bunch of paperwork, suit for the funeral, 1 weeks clothing, dress shoes, tablet PC, etc. This bag was packed to the gills, and weighed nearly 70 lbs when filled, but performed admirably. There was very ample room for the 17" HP laptop, extra space for paperwork in that compartment, and then a larger middle compartment for my suit, clothes, and more paperwork. There are 2 mesh zippered compartments hanging from the top of the bag in each of these two larger compartments that I used for pens, highlighters, keys, and other small items. In addition there separate nice felt lined zippered compartment with top access that is perfect for charger blocks, computer cables, etc. that would otherwise have been empty space as stuff in the other compartments sinks to the bottom of the bag. Numerous back pockets provide additional space for smaller items such as my 7" tablet PC, business cards, more pens, etc. On both sides of the bag are a zippered long pocket and mesh sleeve, where I kept hair brush, comb, fabric grocery bag. The mesh sleeves could hold drink bottles. A discretely placed zippered compartment for money and other important documents was placed behind the the kidney pad in the back. I found this bag comfortable for carrying the entire 70 lb load with both shoulder straps in place, and possible with only one strap for short carries. I predict that even for longer outside carries, the 4 back pads with vent spaces in between will help keep my back cool. I expect it to be perfect for its intended motorcycle, bicycle, and hiking uses, and it performed flawlessly during my funeral trip. My cousin was amazed at all the things I was able to bring in these two carry-ons. I did notice that several times I heard occasional little pops as I lifted this 70 lbs to my shoulder, which I assume were stressed stitches in the shoulder pads, but nothing came loose, and I admit I had overstuffed this bag for that trip. I agree that if you do NOT intend to carry your 17" laptop, the bag could use some more ribbing to help it maintain its shape, but with the laptop to provide rigidity, (as I'm sure it was designed) it was perfect.

I bought the larger, 17" version. The dimensions I saw when I bought it weren't right. The dimension that goes away from the back is not smaller than the stated 16" version, not that I wanted/want it to be. It's like they picked a different way of measuring it, or something. The side compartments could be bigger, like 2" taller/up the back dimension, and 2" more outward in the across the back dimension. The mesh gets a little worn out easily. These side pockets has material on the bottom inside that help prevent items from falling out, if you forget to zip it up. (this is ordered top to bottom, and going around outside vertically, then in) The pocket at the very top is really nice/usable, although with a 2cm to 1in longer zipper, so that it could fit my organizer in there perfectly(it fits, just doesn't go in there easily). I can use this pocket to put in my computer mouse, etc... It's really nice, but I'm not so sure on how good this pocket would be with the smaller version of this book bag, books in the main compartment might hit it. The main compartment is really big. It fits all my books, notebooks, binders, gym clothes, etc... Even when I feel like taking a lot of stuff with me, it'll still fit it all. It also has a mesh pocket on the other side that's away from the wearer's back. The big main pocket is the main reason I picked this book bag. The handle looks really strong, feels better if you keep a loose grip on it rather than a tight grip. If there nothing in the book bag, it can flop down at times, getting in the way of the main zipper. The picture looks like the top pocket is a single handle zipper, but it's really a two handle zipper, like I think it should be (<-not sure on the words to use for this, two handle, double handle, two way, etc...?), and this pocket goes all the way to the bottom. (just not the zipper part) The pocket on the bottom front is padded on the outside and has smaller pockets inside, etc... There's a mini pocket on the front of that pocket that's big enough to easily fit a 3"*5" note card pack, and some mechanical pencils/pens. (didn't try a non-mechanical unsharpened pencil) The bottom is padded. The back has a padded pocket on the bottom, good for holding snail mail letters to mail. The middle of the back is quite a bit looser than the rest of the back and doesn't have nearly as much padding, When I'm not wearing the book bag, and go over this area with my hand an fill what fills like wrinkles in that section. The outer cushions are fairly big, and I've only felt the wrinkles in the middle area maybe one time while wearing the book bag.(could have just been my shirt?) The top back and bottom cushion are kinda fraying a little. After using the book bag for a while, the shoulder straps, like most book bags, feels like it could need more cushioning. However, it does have this neat elasticy thing at the top that makes it feel better to catch a full book bag when taking it off, etc... The straps might be too long for a short, skinny person during the summer, and there isn't a waist, or a chest strap. The laptop pocket has an inner pocket for smaller computers, like my 15.4" laptop. There's a Velcro strap that I'm guessing is supposed to help if the book bag ever gets flipped upside down, however the ends of the velcro don't really meet that well with my size laptop, or smaller. They could just simply make the non-strap side longer, for it to work. There's an inner pocket at the top of the laptop area, I haven't figured out any good use for it. Don't want my laptop directly hitting anything hard. I've been in the rain with this book bag a few short times, and nothing gotten wet inside. Overall main pros: big main compartment top pocket/others looks nice, "stylish" elasticy part on shoulder straps Overall main cons: back feels kind of weird? no belt, or chest straps might be too big for a person who's small, and/or doesn't carry much side pockets could be bigger Update: The bookbag gets old like a normal bookbag: The cover of the handle at the top cracked at it's outer edges, you can feel it when you pick up/put down the bookbag using this handle; might be more comfortable without this cover. (but I'd have to rip open the cover(which make the cover completely useless) to take it off to test) The shoulder strap padding became ineffective, as the fabric has tears there, and the padding has stuck out instead of cushioning. The side pockets have tears that allow items to go between the main compartment and the side compartments. The bottom edges are cracking.

I bought this bag a little over a year ago now (as a work bag so it gets a lot of use) and there is enough wear and tear (more tear than wear) that I now need to replace it. If I knew how to sew or knew someone that could I could no doubt get my bag repaired with ease and use it for several more years but I don’t so that’s not an option for me. I don’t want to get too long winded with this review but I’ll try and hit all the main points. #1 Large freaking bag. Tons of usable space. Great use of mini inner pockets (usually at the top of main pockets) to take advantage of those wasted upper areas that usually just holds air. Best combination of laptop compartment, main compartment, front compartments that I’ve found in any bag thus far. #2 Comfortable to carry. Good straps (although that’s where the ‘tear’ eventually took place). The elastic actually really helps to keep them from ‘digging’ into your shoulders. The handle is tough and well anchored. I have used the handle to move my bag around, fully loaded, and for over a year it’s held nicely, just a little cracking in the plastic. For future improvements on this I’d suggest going to a more malleable rubber with cable reinforcement or a sturdier metal handle. #3 It looks good. At the least it is not an ugly bag. #4 My only con is the middle pocket. The pocket between the main compartment and the front ‘pen’ pocket. I’ve found this pocket to be fairly worthless since it directly competes for the space used by the main compartment. It would almost serve better to cut the material out between the two pockets and use the zipper as a smaller access for the main compartment…or just do what I have and not use it. Either way. I guess if you want to add to the con pile I’ll talk about the wear and tear. So, on my bag the stitching on the shoulder straps is giving up the goose. The fabric is fine and if I can find someone that knows how to do it I’ll see if they’ll stitch this bad boy up again. One of the metal eye hole grommets has popped out, big deal. The picture of the circle of melt is due to a stovetop accident….don’t ask. It didn’t go all the way through and that was about 2 months after I got the back so it’s still plenty sturdy. All that said, I took some pictures to try and give a good idea of all the freaking pockets this bag has and some idea of where the wear and tear is likely to occur over time. Oh, and one picture to the Drifter II next to the Oakley Kitchen Sink and all the stuff I put in each to compare. I ultimately sent the Oakley back and ordered another Drifter II. Enjoy!

This is a great backpack for its longevity, quality build, size, and design. -Build/Longevity: I have owned this backpack for three years. In those three years I have used this backpack everyday to go to and from school (five days a week with a laptop and books in it), for hiking, and for travel. I travel a lot and use budget airlines, which means carry-on and no checked luggage (to save money). This thing has survived the clothes, toiletries, books, electronics, and the rigors of air travel (being stuffed under seats, in the overhead, in trunks, out in the woods, etc.). -Size/Design: I own a 17.3 inch laptop (Vaio VPCF2290x) and it fits with room to spare. The pockets are great for storing many different types of things: books, clothes, groceries, tools, etc. -Quality: I have put this backpack through its paces and it has never let me down. Heavy loads, outdoors (hiking, beach, etc.), planes, and so on. This thing laughs at 5 liters of liquid (I had to carry groceries in this). -Comfort: the pads on the back are a nice touch and the straps don't dig into your shoulders even when fully loaded. -Self-Repair: After three years you would expect things to experience some wear and tear. There are only three parts of this backpack that have experienced significant wear and tear and it was negligible on it doing its job. I have included pictures: the plastic part of the handle broke in two; part of the seam came undone on one of the straps; It came apart where two parts are joined on one of the straps. It was an easy repair job: needle and thread. Overall this is a very durable backpack and I would highly recommend it.

I have a 17.3" HP Envy DV7 laptop. My Dakine backpack is too small for it, so I needed something larger. I saw the 16" version of this bag in a local store, and my laptop did fit inside, but it was a tight fit so I ordered the 17" version from Amazon. It arrived very quickly and was in good shape. I tried on the smaller pack in the store and it seemed comfortable enough, but this wasn't as true for the larger pack. I feel like the straps are too wide and they sit towards the outside of my shoulders so it feels like they might slip off. I'm only 5'3" so maybe this pack doesn't work for a smaller frame. I'm thinking of returning it. A strap across the chest might've fixed this. I love the size and all of the pockets. My laptop has room to spare and it fits my husband's 17" Alienware too, which is thicker than my HP. He already has a bag tho, and he's the one that talked me into buying this one because I need a bag both for travel and for school that will fit the laptop and college textbooks. My other complaint is there are no compression straps on the sides to make the bag smaller when you're not carrying as much and to help keep a balanced load. Also, the pack itself is heavy when empty, but I took that to mean it was better construction and more durable. I love that the bottom is thicker and water resistant. It helps keep the bag clean. UPDATE 1/22/15: I bought this backpack because we had a big PCS coming up from overseas back stateside and I needed a backpack big enough for my 17" HP ENVY Laptop. It worked great for the move and kept my electronics safe and everything organized. I had plenty of room for an extra sweater and some toiletries for the long flight, some snacks, a couple of water bottles, paperwork, and of course the laptop, my ipad, kindle, and nook (I don't usually carry that many electronics...this was a move and I didn't want to put these in checked luggage and the movers take 3 months to deliver when its a PCS). I also used this for the first month of school and had some people comment how large it was on me (I'm only 5'3"). I love all of the pockets, but it really was just too big to use as an everyday backpack for college. Once our movers came with our stuff I dug my smaller backpack out and have been using that instead since I don't usually bring my big laptop to school. Hubby still gets use out of this backpack tho. He can wear it with his uniform since it's black and gray. He uses it for trips too. I'll definitely keep it around for our next big move. No noticeable wear and tear yet.

Excellent bag for what I was looking for. Will update review if I wind up having any durability issues, but the bag seems well reinforced, so i don't foresee any. I searched high and low for a bag that would fit my MSI GT70 Dominator. It's a huge laptop that I carry from jobsite to jobsite at work, and in and out of the house every night. I really wanted a backpack style bag since it's a fairly heavy laptop, so I wouldn't be carrying it by the handle stumbling through the mud and junk at work. I also carry alot of laptop accessories, movies (it gets slow at work), and assortment of files of all the jobs I'm working on. This thing has room for all that and more! I was a little worried for the price that durability was going to be an issue. I can't say I've had it near long enough to give a solid review there, but it truly seems very well built, and reinforced in all the right places. I will definitely update if it begins to have a problem. As far as space, this thing is huge inside, with pockets for everything you could ever need. I'm still trying to decide what to put where to most efficiently utilize the space given. Then comes the small task of remembering what I put where lol. I will comfortably say even as big as my laptop is, I'm fairly certain I could put my other laptop in with it if needed. The other one pretty well stays at the house, but if we took a trip or something, I would feel very good about putting both in the bag, and knowing 1) they would fit, 2) they would be protected, and 3) they wouldn't be mashing each other or anything else in the bag. Would I recommend this bag to a friend? absolutely. For the price this thing is hands down the best bang for your buck, with all the features you could ever need. As long as it's half as tough as it looks, I'll be a buyer from them from now on. If it's not, then I'll step it up and buy a better one. I'm not a budget shopper, I buy "most bang for my buck" as best I can. I don't mind spending $500 on a good bag if I know it will be worth it, but I also refuse to buy something expensive just because "it's the one to have", or it's the most popular. So far I have found this bag to be an absolute home run for cost vs. product

I live out of my backpack, I ride a street bike so a good bag is a must. So where I go, it goes along with about 30lbs of gear from a 17" laptop to fingernail clippers. So, having a good quality bag is very important to me. The thing is, bags that can take a 17" machine are hard to find so I ended up ordering this one on line taking a risk that I would like it and the quality. When it showed I was extremely pleased in every regard. Where to start; Like the headline says this bag is made to last and designed by people who know what bag dwellers like myself never knew we needed. The handle is actually a metal cable imbedded in silicone, backed with a nylon strap with a large comfortable soft handle that is anchored to the bag with large rivets into a double layered section of the bag body. Impressed? You should be. I'm an engineer and that amount of design consideration just going into the handle was the first thing I noticed when I cracked open the box and it put a big grin on my face. The bottom is cushioned, reinforced, and made of a heavy rubber material providing ample shock protection, wear resistance, and protection from setting the bag on something wet or something getting spilled. Plus it will clean up easier that nylon mesh. There are two main compartments that are each divided in two, and the laptop sleeve is cushioned full around and has a second layer of cushion for the base, and there are mesh pockets in both. Then there is another large pouch, good for a large tablet or the like. The small pouch is loaded with compartments and pockets and slots for all manner of smalls. With a cushioned cell phone pocket on the outside. There is a large eyeglass pocket up top that is lined with soft material, no case needed. And there is another compartment built into the lumbar padding like a money belt. Finally, zippered large side pockets with mesh pockets outside of them. Zippers are stout with large... grabbers, what do you call those... and the ends of the zipper tracks are stitched in with double layered fabric to strengthen that weak spot. Straps are wide, padded well and comfortable with D-rings for carabineers. My sole complaint about the bag is that the thumb loops on the pull straps are sewn straight across the strap making it near impossible to get your thumbs in with gloves on. The padding on the back plain is ample and comfortable. So there you have it pack hounds, according to this guy, this bag is awesome, and Targus is my new brand.

I bought this backpack expecting it to last, especially since it comes with a “lifetime warranty.” After about a year of normal use, it’s already ripping at the seams and fasteners coming undone and needs to be replaced. I contacted the company about the warranty, only to find out that I’m responsible for shipping the damaged backpack back to them. The shipping cost is nearly as much as buying another backpack. What good is a lifetime warranty if using it costs almost as much as replacing the product yourself? If you’re going to advertise a lifetime warranty, there should be a reasonable way for customers to actually use it. Very disappointed in both the durability of the backpack and a warranty that, in practical terms, is basically worthless.

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Ótima. Foi presente para meu filho, porém a minha, igual a esta, aniversariou 10 anos, linda, firme, forte e atualíssima.

I love it , very spacious and great material

値段を考えると躊躇しますが 元を十分とるぐらい年数使いました 流石にボロボロになってきたので再度購入しました 一つ目のものは糸のほつれが見られましたが 今回購入したのは問題なかったです 使いやすいバックです

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