This case is everything I've come to expect from Samsonite. Well designed, tough materials, tightly constructed, few weak spots. It has plenty of nooks and crannies to store everything I need for school.

Instead of carrying a laptop, I'm using it as a book bag. Well, that's what I call it in public, in private it's my murse (man-purse). It has an accordion compartment with 3 wide openings, which are great for carrying my school books, notebooks, or laptop if need be, and has a removable, stretchable Velcro strap to secure movement. Within the accordion, the middle section divided into 3 parts vertically, good for storing anything like power cords, USB cables and so forth. The case  has a sturdy, detachable shoulder strap, which I store here. There's a lot of padding all around these segments, good for delicate items. The top section of the accordion has 4 buttons which can be unsnapped, allowing that part of the case to open a full 180-degrees, if the zipper is fully opened.

The outer, or top layer of the case has a zippered compartment that I use to store all kinds of crap, like a pen/pencil case, scissors, small water bottle, pocket knife, ear buds, and lots more. It has several small, well designed pouches to keep all this stuff well organized.

There are 2 outer pouches for quick access, one zippered to carry miscellaneous items, the other perfect for carrying cell phone and iPod, both with good padding and soft cloth lining.

I did have to singe/cut a bunch of small, dangling strings, but none of these were due to unraveling, they were only excesses from the manufacturing.

There are plenty of cheaper cases out there, but not many would match the quality, design and value of this one. I'm glad I spent the extra $10 or so, it was worth it.