Mobile Edge ECO Friendly Canvas Messenger - 17.3"  

"I bought this bag for my 18 yr. old son's 17.3" laptop. He is going off to college and it was very difficult to find a bag to fit this size laptop. He particularly wanted a messenger bag style, and the fact that it came in red was an added bonus (his favorite color, and much cooler than black). The price was better than most of the bags I saw in retail stores that were basic black and not messenger style. Shipment was very quick. I probably would have preferred a more waterproof material than canvas, but we can treat it, and being canvas it has the advantage of being washable if it gets dirty. (Like a college kid will wash it; what am I thinking?) My son found it has all the room needed for all his additional items like his cords, mouse, slim lap desk, even his android tablet. He found the handle is not centered for the weight, as others have mentioned, but if things are strapped in place properly, there is no problem with spilling contents, when lifting the bag by the handle. Besides, who carries a messenger bag by the handle? The strap is used, most of the time. To move the handle more to the center would put more stress on the over front flap, and the front snaps. Those front snaps seem very heavy duty. My son was very happy with the adjustability of the shoulder/cross body strap. He likes to wear it cross body and many messenger bags have too short a strap, and he can't place the bag comfortably, while still keeping the shoulder pad in proper position. This bag gave him no such problems. He finds it very comfortable. It seems very well made, but also comes with a lifetime warranty, so I fully expect it to last, one way or another. I am very happy I found the eBags site when searching for this present for my son."