I've gotten a lot of use out of this backpack since I got it almost 6 months ago. I use it almost daily as a daypack or as a hiking backpack. The JanSport Wasabi has the quality you would expect from Jansport. It is extremely well built. The stitching have held up under the heavy loads I subject this backpack to on my hikes.

Now, there are complaints that the nylon is thin, which makes the durability of the backpack questionable. Let me assure you, the material used for the backpack may feel frail, but it's anything but. I'd guess it's made from 600 Denier nylon (Denier is a measure of the fineness of the nylon material. The coarser the nylon, the larger the Denier value). The older Jansport backpacks I've owned in the past (from 2 decades ago) were made from thicker nylon, but they were also less pliable. In my opinion, the nylon material of this backpack strikes a good balance between pliability and durability.

Pros
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- Pockets Aplenty
The backpack has 4 zippered compartments: (1) a main compartment for larger items such as books and gym shoes, (2) a smaller compartment adjacent to the main compartment for smaller items like stationery, calculators, paperback books, and other odds and ends, (3) a much smaller third front-facing compartment for flat items such as a wallet or phone, and (4) on top of the backpack adjacent to the top of the shoulder straps is an even smaller top compartment for holding a music player (it has a outlet for threading your headphones wires through). The backpack also has two side water bottle mesh pockets that will each fit a good-sized water bottle (I have no problem fitting my 27-oz Klean Kanteen water bottle in them). Inside compartment (2) are 2 small pockets, one of which has a velcroed flap closure. These pockets are for smaller items like your change, keys, phone, music player, etc. (This compartment also houses Jansport's trademark key clip.)

WARNING: I noticed that the pictures of the backpack on the product page show the backpack to be without side mesh pockets whereas the pictures uploaded by customers show the backpack to be WITH mesh pockets. The backpack offered for sale&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/here/dp/B004SU7UII/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">here</a>&nbsp;by a third party (non-Amazon) seller has the same discrepancy (I bought mine from Amazon, but Amazon doesn't seem to be selling it anymore). I don't know what to make of it. It's always possible Jansport has changed their design, but be aware that there are many counterfeits of Jansport and The North Face backpacks (both brands are made by VF Corporation) -- buyer beware. Your best defense is to make your purchase from an authorized dealer.

- Pliable Nylon
The pliable nylon material means the backpack can be easily folded or rolled up to be stowed away when not in use.

Cons
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- No side and bottom compression straps
The backpack has no side and bottom compression straps such as those on a The North Face Recon backpack.

- No sternum strap
The absence of a sternum strap makes this backpack a less-than-ideal backpack for use as a backpack for hiking.

- No Laptop/Water Bladder Pocket
The main compartment has no dedicated pocket for a hydration bladder (even though it has a hole to thread the hydration bladder tube through). It also has no padded pocket for your laptop.

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Despite the Jansport Wasabi's lack of some features (like compression straps, sternum straps, and laptop / hydration bladder compartment), I like it for its simplicity. It's a very sturdy and functional general purpose daypack that I've grown to love.