I saw the same backpack at Staples for $60+. This is a fantastic backpack. It's sturdy fabric, with a tough rubber material at the bottom to protect it from scrapes & spills. It has plenty of storage pockets and a padded zippered compartment for storing a laptop in the back. The longer pocket on one side is also the perfect size for a soda or water bottle & it zips up so if you have to run for the bus you won't drop your drink. I'm really happy with this pack.

UPDATE: Part of the handle started to come off after about a year but now it's been 3 years and that's the only thing that is broken. It's still a sturdy backpack and I've used it a LOT over the years: for bringing home groceries and things on the bus, for school, it was even big enough for me to put my small older dog in it and carry him to the park several times. It was easy to put him in it without him getting fussy because the zippers run all the way down the sides of the pack & it's square-shaped plastic bottom made it comfortable for him to sit in. People went crazy when they saw a tiny dog's little head sticking out the top of the back-pack. We made lots of friends