Decided to bite the bullet on this one and start carrying my laptop separately from my other crap.  Always had an all-in-one backpack/messenger/over-shoulder type of bag before, but my new 17 incher just began aching my shoulder/neck after daily commuting with it.  I felt like I was always going on a camping trip with the huge laptop.

This case just looks awesome. It did fit perfectly edge to edge inside with my laptop and a few needed accessories and that's it.  Some people will probably not like it since like most people wanting to fit everything into 1 do-it-all solution.  Case holds laptop and its needed stuff period.  Slender and light, high-quality padded protection inside.  I do like its dark brushed metal grey (GUNMETAL color as the label says) that was a plus, I never did like those bright silver ones I often seen, the darker color allows me to blend more with the crowd rather than stand out.