I travel around to multiple offices for my business, and got this to haul around the things I need on a daily basis.  It's smaller than it looks, and smaller than I thought, though I don't know why... the dimensions were clearly listed.  Construction seems very sturdy; I've had it for a few months with no signs of deterioration, and can picture it lasting for years to come.  The one thing I would like to see that isn't there is a small slot pocket for pens in between the two zipper pockets, but since the description states that this doesn't exist, I can't rate it down.  If you're going to be carrying around a bunch of books for school or something I'd go with a bigger bag, but for a few books/folders and maybe some other necessities, this bag is excellent.