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4.5
I'm a Nurse Practitioner who visits patients in facilities and their homes. This holds everything that I need and more. Love it! Very sturdy and best of all, easy to clean.Totally a great case!It is much better than I expected.The quality seems very good and it appears it should last and hold up well.I didn't know the Solo brand and I expected it to be cheap, but no way.I had wanted something that was not too large to carry miscellaneous stuff when I take the bus. Shoulder bags and backpacks seem to hurt my back more and more as I become an old duffer.By being able to roll it I can do much better without hurting my back.What I like is that it is not one of those super thick computer travel bags with multiple compartments. It is a little larger than a regular briefcase so it is easy to carry by the handle to board busses or walk short distances but can morph into rolling mode quickly when walking longer distances.It has two main compartments. A smaller organizer compartment in the front for smaller stuff and the main compartment in the rear near the handle and wheels for a laptop. This compartment has two nicely padded sleeves each of which could be used for a laptop or tablet. I just put my 15 inch laptop in them and it fit perfectly, but a wider one may not fit in the sleeves.The main compartment also has room to pack a few things in addition to a laptop for overnighting or daily junk to carry around.The zippers are very smooth to operate.On the front of the case are two additional pockets shown. One smaller zippered to hold quickly needed items, like wallet, passes, keys or whatever you want somewhat zipper secured. The wider one is not zipped or velcroed but allows you to slip things in and out easily like magazines, or whatever you want without needing to unzip anything.It is much better looking than the picture shows. I was totally pleased.The only drawback I can see is true for most of these rolling cases. So I didn't mark off for it. That is that the handles in the back of the compartment, though covered with fabric, are not padded. Not important for laptops as they sit in sleeves on the opposite side of the compartment and don't contact the handles.But I always worry I will toss something in that could be damaged my the hard metal handles and wheels behind the fabric like glassware, or another item that bouncing along against a hard handle could damage.I have now learned that this can be solved by purchasing some of that closed foam padding used to place below sleeping bags when camping (often comes in a blue roll in sports or camping depts.) and trimming it to line the bottom and back of the bag to provide a good padding around the handles and wheels.The inside of the compartment is lined with a fabric which has a zipper down the center which can be unzipped to allow the padding to be inserted behind the liner so as not to show. A little creative snipping will allow the fabric to lay flat and still cover the wheels in the corner. Plan and measure a little before cutting the foam.It does take a little of the room out of the inside, but if you think you want the extra padding, it is certainly doable.I wish the manufacturers would pad the handles and wheels, but they don't seem to do this in any bags I've seen.This is a very nice bag and I am really happy with it.SteveGenerally I like the bag however I think having 4 wheels instead of just 2 would make the bag much easier and more versatile to roll. I guess I've been spoiled by my suitcases with 4 wheels. Also, there are cumbersome buckles for the main compartment. The function of the buckles and straps is, I believe, to prevent the main compartment top from an uncontrolled drop if the main compartment is unzipped while the bag is upright. The straps and buckles allow the main compartment top to be opened 5-6 inches yet prevent the top, which has the laptop compartment in it, from dropping uncontrollably and possibly damaging the laptop in it. Good idea but execution isn't the best. I unsnap the buckles and straps and leave them unsnapped because I'm usually loading notebooks and law books into the main compartment and need the compartment fully open. The female ends of the buckles remains attached to the main compartment top and, unfortunately, impede zipping of the top of the main compartment because they stick out until pushed inside as the top is being zipped shut. This becomes irritating because it happens every time I open the top of the main compartment and that's every time I use the bag. The long end of the strap with the male end of the buckle is down out of the way inside the main compartment. Perhaps attaching the long end of the strap to the main compartment top with the female end of the buckle would give it more flexibility to be easily moved aside as the top is zipped shut.The telescoping handle is very flimsy. I'm on the fence whether to return after trying for only 1 day, but it's REAL flimsy....like, a child could easily break it without trying. UPDATE: returned after finding a similar bag at the outlet center near me. It was more expensive, but worth it for the durability.I wanted a computer bag with room for other stuff. This bag holds a lot of stuff. And it stands tall and firm. It opens completely flat so you don't have to cram it in from the top. And you can see what all is in it if you open it clear up. Exactly what I was looking for. Durability I hoped will be good, haven't used it yet. It better fit under the seat of the plane though!I bought this for work to carry my laptop and it fits perfectly. The wheels glide very smoothly and it has lots of room to add other papers in it.Este bulto ha sido mi salvavidas. Para trabajar remoto entre oficina y casa es muy bueno. Es espacioso y sobre todo práctico.My previous computer overnight bag had more than a million airline miles when it ... dissolved. It took a few trips for this bag to become as good a friend, since the configuration of compartments is different than I was used to However, as I have used it, this bag is even better - longer, adjustable handle, wide stance on the wheels, low center of gravity (if you are an engineer running through an airport, you know how important these points are). It seems to be very durable (only about 50,000 miles on it so far).The bottom compartment, with elastic straps, is obviously intended for clothing. Okay, I put a few clothes there in case my suitcase doesn't arrive. But I also put a note folder (the kind you take to a meeting with a pad inside) on the top, as a divider to make an additional compartment for my network cables, international power adapters, spare computer battery, removable CD reader, etc.It has a very useful mix of large and small compartments, inside and outside of the main zipper. The only thing still missing is a key ring to hold my home and car keys in a fixed place so I can find them quickly as I drag home - my wife is promising to fix that!I have had a rolling laptop previously that I was very happy with, however this one is much better. It ways next to nothing, has plenty of room for clothes and toiletteries for a night or two away and a slot for the laptop and papers.Like it carrying the printer and sometimes personal luggage for travelling.sturdy product, looks and feel niceVery good.Would recommend it for overnight luggage
