I took this bag with me on a two-week vacation in order to really break it in and see how I felt about it. I'm one of those people that refuses to check luggage, and try my best to pack everything into a single carry-on. While I think this is a great suitcase, I'm not sure it's the best if you want to use it as your only piece of luggage, unless you are only traveling for about 3 days total. Otherwise, look elsewhere for bags that utilize space to the fullest, as my biggest irritation with this bag is the completely useless front zipper pocket that takes up about half the entire case, and isn't really usable if you overpack the main part of the suitcase.

**The Good**

Honestly, I think they had good intentions with this case. I imagine it's meant specifically for business travelers that have important documents, folders, laptops, etc, and they want to be able to access those things mid-flight. Also it's probably for people that don't carry ONLY a single piece of luggage when they travel. I don't carry my business stuff in my carry-on, I carry those things in my personal item. Still, if you pack super light and want to take advantage of the storage area in the front of the case, I can see this being an easy favorite.

The build quality is actually pretty good, everything I've come to expect from Delsey. There weren't any frustrating moments while packing, and the zippers work really smoothly. As much as I dislike the front pouch, it has a couple of storage areas with zippers that are absolutely perfect for your toiletries and such.

The wheels roll smoothly, and the telescopic handle isn't nearly as flimsy as some cheaper bags. It's not the best handle in the world, but it's definitely not the worst by any means.

There's a zipper in the middle that allows you to expand the suitcase quite a bit, and it's not a gimmick; you can really add quite a bit more stuff if you unzip it. However, I feel that when you do it, the suitcase becomes comically wide, and makes you a prime target to have your bag checked at the gate (when they start checking bags due to limited space on the flight, not because the bag exceeds allowed measurements). On the other hand, I found that the middle zipper is a fantastic tool to compress your luggage down if you overpack; simply unzip the expander, pack your suitcase to the brim and then zip the case closed, then zip the expander closed (might have to sit on it). I found that it worked every time, so I could keep my bag a reasonable size. Just know that the extra compression can definitely cause your toiletries to break if you have too much packed into the main compartment.

**The Bad**

I dislike the front zipper compartment because they put a soft divider between that compartment and your main luggage space. Simply put, if you pack too much into the main suitcase, you really can't fit anything into the front zipper pouch because your stuff bulges out and into the space. I feel like they should have used a hard divider, or honestly just completely removed the divider and replaced it with netting or something. Basically, the divider makes it so you have to choose between more primary storage space, or space for electronics and such. You can't have both. Plus, who is actually packing documents and laptops into their carry-on?

The front divider also has these small pieces of fabric that prevent the divider from falling completely open if you unzip it all the way, which is a nice touch. However, the pieces have both velcro and a button snap, and the velcro is extremely annoying while packing. It tends to catch things. I understand they added the velcro so that if you forget to snap the buttons, it still catches on, but sometimes I want the case to open all of the way rather than 1/4 of the way. Minor nitpick, but they drove me crazy.

**The Verdict**

I like this case, I really do. I'll likely use it for the next year or so and see how it fares, but I will likely be upgrading to something a bit nicer in the future, as I think this bag is one of the best carry-ons in it's price range.