I have been traveling more on short plane trips and I was looking for a roomy carry on with plenty of storage and a back pack style to  keep hands free and for easy carrying. I am pleased that this carry on has a full 270 degree zipper that opens the main compartment to easily place clothing and it has a split divider with tie down straps. It even has a small interior pocket for special materials inside the main compartment. It has multiple storage pockets on the exterior and all are good size and there is a large, easy access compartment at the top of the bag to store a laptop that is convenient for airport security allowing quick retrieval. It also features an expansion zipper that compresses the back for light travel or unzips to allow the bag to expand for extra materials. The back pack straps store inside a compartment and are easy to unzip and pull out for use. Aldo has an exterior handle to utilize like a suitcase and it has an optional shoulder strap. It has so many storage pockets that I am still getting use to the many options to store materials. This is a great bag that allows for convenient travel, excellent carry on storage capacity and easy to carry.