This bag is awesome! It's very sturdy and impressive looking bag. The shoulder straps distribute the weight evenly on your back. I bought this bag for my daughter who has tons of books. She walks home and praises how much more comfortable this backpack is. She also has a skateboard and a laptop. This bag holds both (inside padded laptop pocket/outer straps with clips for skateboard). This bag gets an A+.

It's okay... This bag drew me in with its look and it's storage space, I have many black bags, but wanted something with a little pop. After I got it home I wasn't as impressed as I wanted to be. I own a lot of bags and in comparison to similarly priced bags (with lifetime warranties such a Dakine Bag) this bag seemed a bit cheap quality-wise. Sure, it holds A LOT, but I really don't think it would hold up too well after a day of heavy use. The padding is also a little light and the fit is a little off, when I have this thing stuffed, it kind of makes me feel pretty unbalanced. I'd also like to see the mesh pockets on the sides go a little bigger so I could fit a shoe in each one, because I don't like carrying my dirty shoes inside my bag. Also, it could use a fitted hat holder, something where you can slide the brim in and not have to worry about your hat falling out. Overall not a bad bag, but not as good as the other choices available. I'm giving this bag 4 out of 5 overall because the price for what you are getting, 56 bucks isn't too bad for what you get from it. Hopefully it lasts though.