I've had this carry on for just over a year now, I bought it to replace an aging travelpro.  I read quite a few reviews on various carry-on bags and settled on this based on the positive reviews, slightly different looking design to make it easier to spot at an airport vs. all the hippopanonymous black rectangles, and I liked the idea of the exterior luggage handle resulting in a flatter floor.

So after a year of use (~50k miles in the last year, combination of shorter and longer trips, both business and personal etc) I'm moderately happy with this bag:

Pros:

1)  Build quality is overall very good.  The one exception is the finish on the handle portion of the carry handle is wearing off prematurely, but overall it's holding up well.  Fabric holds up well, zippers are pretty solid etc.

2)  Generally well designed.  Lots of little features that make sense, placement of pockets etc.  One example is the little slot inside for your liquids is very easy to access quickly at security lines then replace after.  An interior pouch for dirty laundry is also nice.  Pockets on the exterior are the right size etc.  The compression straps (someone posted in the comment of another review that they are not compression straps ... well they may have other uses but they do compress the bag) cinche it down pretty tight when full, though I still had some problems fitting in overheads (more on that later).

3)  Looks good - and stands out from the pack while still looking reasonably sleek and professional.  I want to be able to spot my bag on a luggage carousel (though I rarely check this), spot someone walking away with it etc. and the gray and slightly different shape help w/ this but at the same time doesn't look ridiculous.

Cons:

1)  My biggest gripe is, it just isn't that space efficient in terms of interior space vs. the exterior dimensions of the bag.  I think the exterior carry handle is probably the culprit here, along with the less "squared" shape of the bag.  It just doesn't seem to fit as much clothing as my old travelpro, which would be ok but despite this I often have a harder time fitting the B&R into overhead bins - depends on the plane, even on some larger planes like some 757s and 737s it either won't fit, or fits only with an inordinate amount of cramming (basically have to force it in so it compresses on itself as much as possible with the carry handle flexing a bit to initially get in).  Regional jets it needs to be checked at the jetway but that's a given for just about any bag of this general type.  Also when packing clothes, the flatter floor as a result of the exterior carry handle doesn't seem to yield any practical benefits - yes it's flatter but my clothes don't come out any less wrinkled or anything as a result.

2)  Premature wearing on the carry handle is bothersome, though again otherwise the build quality and materials quality are pretty good and it's holding up well with this one exception.

Overall, a good product with good materials and build quality.  However, if I could do it again after owning this for a year, I'd probably get something else - something more rectangular with an interior carry handle (the more generic business traveller carryons you see everywhere) that seem to have less problems fitting into overhead bins while holding as much or more than this.