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I have been using this bag for 7 months now and I absolutely love it! The construction is more solid than any other laptop bag I have handled. The pockets are easy to access and the zippers have never hung. I use this bag on a daily basis and have had it on numerous business trips yet the bag looks brand new. I have used it with a 15.4" dell and a 13" Macbook with equal success. I highly recommended this bag for anyone who wants a quality bag that is built to last.

I bought this to use with a 15.4" MacBook Pro about a year ago and use it 2-3 times a week on average. It has enough room to hold many accessories that I like to have along with me most of the time. I have been extremely pleased with it and hope that my future laptops will be the same size so I can keep using the same case. It looks very professional and is very well made. The shoulder strap is also nicely padded and quite comfortable. I don't have any complaints about it and highly recommend it for the 15.4" MBP or any other laptop that fits it.

I have been a lover of Brenthaven bags for a long time. They are expensive compared to the competition, but their stitch, zipper, and materials quality makes that worthwhile.

I have carried my last 3 laptops in Brenthaven bags and love them. I gave my first bag to my dad who has been useing it for 4 laptops now and it still looks new. My newest bag was purchased because I did not need the big bag from my Thinkpad for my new MacBook Pro... otherwise the old bag would still be in service.

This bag is awesome and serves my MacBook Pro very well. Great storage and enough extra storage fo the stuff you "need" to carry with a laptop. You won't be disappointed.

I've had this bag only a week, and I'm already loving it. It is very well made and sturdy. The exterior material is ballistic nylon throughout, and it is thick and well padded, and helps the bag hold its shape whether empty or full. I've used other bags more flimsy that sag and flop when not full - it's really the contents that hold the bag in shape rather than the other way around.

The shoulder strap is padded well and has a non-slip surface so it doesn't slide on you. It is very comfortable to wear. The hooks are all metal, not plastic that tends to break after a year of use.

I am using it mainly to carry an IBM 15" Thinkpad with extended battery. There is some extra room on the sides, but the computer stays snug in its place. Even if it moves, or if I decide later to change to a smaller computer, the side padding is very thick and should protect the computer well. If you are paranoid about that, you can get a Duo II model which supposedly provides even more protection, but it is slightly heavier. For me, the Prolite II is more than sufficient.

What impresses me is that how much it holds despite its size and relatively light weight (3.6 lbs). I put a lot into it, including several large paper folders in the rear compartment, and a cell phone, a decent size computer mouse, a compact camera and a GPS in the front pocket. Add to that the laptop itself in the middle compartment, and a charger in the bottom pocket. Despite that, the bag still looks slim. Every compartment stays nice and straight as it should, and there is no bulging like I've seen in other bags.

I should mention two things that are OK with me, but I suppose could be changed for the better.

There are two compartments that open at the top, one for paperwork, magazines and folders, and another for the laptop. The first compartment has two zippers that open from left or right, but the laptop one has only one zipper that opens from right to left. It would be nicer to have two zippers for that too.

The second thing is that every compartment in this computer bag is zippered. There are bags made by other companies that close with a Velcro strip or a snap - which makes for faster access but is less secure. I don't have a strong preference either way.

Overall, I'd consider this an excellent computer bag, great-looking, extremely well made and very versatile. The lifetime warranty is a bonus but I doubt that I will need it.

Fits my Mac Book Pro perfectly and I love all the extra pockets. When it arrived in the mail, I was surprised by two things:
1.) The amount of things that this bag could hold compared to my old bag. This brenthaven bag wins, no contest.

2.) The bag is a lot slimmer than it appears to be in photos on the internet (which is a good thing).

The bag seems durable and I have been using it for about a month now on a regular basis with no complaints.

I'd recommend it