I was looking for an airplane carry-on bag that could also serve as a walk around town bag in my U.S. and foreign travels.  I wanted it to be able to withstand throw-around handling, easy open and close, a rear close-to-the-body reach-in pocket, a sturdy,  good length adjustable over the should strap, and adequate space for water bottle(s) in outside pouch.  In a perfect world, I wanted leather trim (that 'cargo' look) but never found one of those that met my requirements at a reasonable price.  When this one I arrived the only surprise was that it's larger than I thought. I was thinking maybe iPad size plus.  This will definitely hold most laptops.  In all other respects mentioned above, it fills the bill.  Very tough cloth material (like cotton canvas), excellent construction (seams, straps, metal connectors, buttons, velcro closures.  Two large zippered outer pouch pockets under the over flap - easy access and secure, plus a fully-vinyl (fabric like - very good quality, not "crinkly") lined interior with a partial width zippered internal pocket.  After seeing it, I actually think the larger size is a plus. It's still not "huge", and there's plenty of room for iPad, earphones, books, pens, pads, smaller camera, and all your traveling "stuff" that you want handy, plus the two button closure outer pockets on the ends will hold an honest-to-goodness liter size water bottle if you care to carry one that big.  The ONLY reason I'm not giving five stars is I could use a few more pockets (just one of those guys that likes everything in its place), but hey, there are 5 pockets (3 zippered, 2 button-closure) plus the large lined interior pocket, and it looks cool.  And again, top-notch construction.  All at a great price.