I'm a third year dental student and have finally finished getting through the heavy didactic portion of school which requires me carrying around lots of heavy books. I wanted a bag which would easily hold my iPad and 11" MacBook Air along with my cables and chargers. This bag is everything I wanted - light weight, durable, sturdy and easily organizes all my gadgets. I love that I can easily access my iPad without having to open the main buckles - just need to unzip the back pocket. Also air travel is super simple - just unzip the bag in half and throw it on the conveyor belt. No need to remove your gadgets since its TSA compliant. I would highly commend this bag to someone who doesn't want an overly large messenger and just wants to carry around some gadgets and light paperwork. Also, love that the water bottle holder actually holds a standard water bottle as well as my Contigo coffee mugs! Huge plus in my opinion.