SwissGear SA1908 ScanSmart Backpack (Black) Fits Most 17 Inch Laptops

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 6.5 x 18.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002OHDIWY
• Item model number: 1908215
  

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List Price : $120.00
Price : $59.99
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Product Description

SwissGear SA1908 ScanSmart Backpack in Black

 

SwissGear SA1908 ScanSmart Backpack (Black) Fits Most 17 Inch Laptops

 

Technical Details

• At checkpoint, unfolds to flat position keeping above and below the laptop sections clear
• Adjustable padded laptop straps inside to fit different size laptops
• Open Viewing Compartment: Unique quick recognition window design accommodates most 17" laptops
• Airflow Back System: Multi-panel airflow design provides extra padding for comfort and maximum back support
• Organizer Pocket: Interior organizer provides divider pockets for pens, pencils, cell phone and CD's
• Open Viewing Comparent: Unique quick recognition window design accommodates most 17" laptops

Customer Reviews

I bought this to replace a SwissGear 'Melton' backpack I'd been using for 3+ years. My old backpack suffered a rip when I accidentally snagged it on a sharp edge (my fault) but had otherwise been the best laptop backpack I had ever owned (of 5).
On the other hand, this SA1908 is the worst I have ever owned and I have returned it. Within hours of transferring my junk to it one of the zippers burst, just as other Amazon reviewers have reported (I now read). On my backpack it was the zipper for the small compartment at the foot of the bag and all I had in there was a couple of USB flash drives and an iPod cable. Hardly over-stressing the zip. The zippers are obviously lower quality than the ones on my previous backpack.
I had to use the backpack for a trip with 6 flights involved since I had no other backpack available. Over the course of that trip I realized:
- The TSA/Equiv do not recognize the backpack as ScanSmart and every time I was told to remove my laptop despite my opening the backpack per SwissGear instructions. (PHX, PHL, LGW (UK), MAN (UK), JFK, ATL).
- There are too few small pockets. Every pocket extends to the bottom of the laptop so you need to rummage wrist-deep or elbow-deep to find anything. I'd prefer many more small pockets to organize things.
- The top handle is set too far back to be able to place the backpack on a rolling 22" cabin-baggage rollaboard case and hold both the backpack handle and the rollaboard handle in one hand. It is possible but very uncomfortable as your hand cannot grip properly.
- The top handle is only made of quilted fabric and does not have any interior steel strengthening as other SwissGear laptops have or had. I doubt this handle would stand the test of time.
- The side-pockets intended for water bottles are too baggy and any water bottle will fall out every few minutes.
- The zipper toggles are stylish but functionally wanting. Rather than a simple toggle you can just pull, these have polygonal loops which attach to the zipper closure and every time you need to open or close a zip the toggle has fallen to the wrong angle and jammed so that you have to spend seconds fiddling with the toggle.
- There is very little padding in the bottom of the laptop compartment. If you are not super careful setting down the backpack on a hard surface you can hear the crunch as the corner of your laptop hits the floor.
In the week I had to use it the stitching in one of the shoulder straps popped and the edging began to fray away. If I kept it longer the shoulder strap would have separated. (This with one light 4lb laptop, charger, a paperback book, a few light cables, and some Bose headphones).
Overall: I hope this laptop isn't representative of all SwissGear's present products because I do hope to buy another. I'll be inspecting backpacks in person though before I purchase another.

This bag is perfect for 17.4" laptops. Actually it reduces weight on your shoulder due it's air-flow technology. This bag is big enough to put college books or business documens. I also keep cooling hub and external hard drive in it. This is perfect for great deal. Thanks amazon.

 

SwissGear SA1908 ScanSmart Backpack (Black) Fits Most 17 Inch Laptops