Lowepro Transit Notebook Backpack - fits most 17" Laptops

Reviews of Lowepro Transit Notebook Backpack - fits most 17" Laptops

1.) Big backpack with plenty of room - exceptional quality!
Reviewed by: BB Prior Lake, MN USA
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This is one of those products that looks like it got a lot of attention during the design stage. Every feature makes sense, and the best words I can use to describe the bag are "intelligent" and "thoughful."

The fit and finish are flawless, as you would expect from Lowepro. They seem to use only top-shelf fabric and hardware for their bags, and this one is no exception. The zippers are serious and smooth, and the stitching is laser-straight.

Frankly, I'm kind of surprised by the other reviews that suggest this is an undersized bag. It fits my gigantic 17" HP laptop with room to spare, and that's saying something! Even with my enormous laptop inside, there's lots of extra room for all the accessories, chargers, camera, papers, and junk I always carry around. If there's a roomier bag out there, I'd like to see it--yet this one carries like a much smaller bag. That's a sure sign of good design.

I couldn't be more pleased with this bag. I spent more for the Lowepro reputation, but I feel like I'm being rewarded for that decision every day. This is a GREAT backpack!

2.) Well Designed.
Reviewed by: J-Hog San Francisco, CA
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Very nice, well designed back pack. It is slim in appearance, but can get allot into it.

As someone else has said, the tag on it indeed does say for 15.4" Lap Top. Not sure why it say 17" pack here and even the video says 17". My Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983 Notebook w/ 15.6" Screen barely fits inside. I have to slide it in diagonally and shove it in the rest of the way. I would check the dimensions of your laptop if trying to use for a 17".


3.) tough one!
Reviewed by: Ajay Raleigh, NC USA
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My friends advised against buying this bag since it was cheap and there are other well known bags. Oh boy!they were wrong! This is one of the best laptop bags I have ever bought. Its pretty light weight and I use it most of the time to carry my laptop and extra books.. I am sure you won't be disappointed!
NOTE: don't buy this if you own laptop with screen size > 15.6'

4.) Overwhelming quality
Reviewed by: M. Del Carmen Rivero D.R.
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Great backpack, bought it for my HP HDX 16' laptop, wich fits just perfect in the designated laptop pocket. It has an extra one where you can fit all the accesories you'll need, power cable, mouse and books.

It also has a padded side pocket for digital cameras, and another one for water bottles. Both of them are zipped and hided, so when you dont need them, they wont be a bother.

Forgot about two extra pocket, one for the pencils, wallet, etc. and a pretty hidden one for whatever you may need.

Quality of the backpack is outstanding, it feels will last forever, at least many years.

Only thing about it is that when empty, it can feel a little heavy, but it really doesnt make much difference while actually carrying a laptop.

Another point, it fits my 16 inch laptop perfect, but, altough I haven't tested it, it doesnt seem it will hold a 17 inchs just fine. But that is just an assumption.

5.) Excellent bag for people on the go
Reviewed by: Hans M. Kerekes Lenoir, NC USA
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I take my laptop with me everyday to work and this bag is great for my needs. The padding is ample and there is plenty of storage for all of the laptop accessory. I have a 15.6" screen and it fits snug but not tight. I'm not sure if a 17" would fit well but mine fits fine. If you need a bag for the road this is it. The canvas is tough and the zippers are solid.

6.) nothing but praise
Reviewed by: Frank Hairgrove
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Lots of room. Quality made. It is a great bag. And my computer does not get banged up by being in the same compartment with other books and stuff. It has it own well protected location. Now my wife wants one

7.) overall great backpack
Reviewed by: Nikolai Vlasenko
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Exceptional quality, believe me. Great fabric, very roomy, lots of pockets, covered zippers for moist protection. Lowepro quality at it's best. And for the 28 buck including shipment - you gotta be kidding me !
All in all I'm happy with this backpack.

8.) Right Price, Great Product
Reviewed by: W. Simon Brazil
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Real easy - this product does what it says it does for a great price. I have had other laptop backpacks and this beats them hands down for comfort.

An excellent size also, not overly bulky.

I recommend this without reservation.

9.) Everything you would need.
Reviewed by: Dwonka27 Hoyleton, IL USA
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Ill keep it short and sweet. Needed a good backpack for my toshiba laptop. Read some reviews and instantly purchased the item as other reviews stated how nice this product was. When i recieved the item instantly took my laptop and placed in both compartments(Seperate Zipper Slot and in the main space of the back pack) both were a squeeze but fit snug and nice. Kinda nice that my laptop doesnt have a lot of room hince it will stay stationary. Any ways havent really givin it a test run (taken backpack/laptop out for travel) but from the looks of it, it will be great... I suggest to anyone who wants a firm, stylish, efficient laptop backpack. Would purchase again in a second A++ item.

Thnx
Dwonka27

10.) Great bag BUT the mac review is a lie! This bag will NOT fit a screen bigger than 15.6".
Reviewed by: Mark
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I love the bag, I ordered is Feb. 22nd it arrived perfectly on March 1st. I did normal shipping.

This bag is great if you have a 15.6" screen display size or smaller.

DO NOT BUY IF you have a screen display size bigger than 15.6"

I have an Asus G50-vt-x5 with a 9 cell battery and it fits. It's a slight battle to get it in but the fight is worth it. The bag is great quality, professional looking, light weight and holds everything I need with ease.

I'm very satisfied with my order but I feel that for others that the description of this product is miss leading.

I also don't think that the MAC review that was made was true, but that's just me.

11.) Great backpack, but....
Reviewed by: Savvy Shopper Texas
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Fantastic backpack but on the product specs it said for 17 inch laptops but the tag on the backpack states that it is a 15.4 inch. Fortunately my 15.6 inch laptop still fits inside nicely so i would still highly recommend this backpack.

12.) Very Roomy!
Reviewed by: Teikvah
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For those of you worried about space, that's no problem at all. If anything, I wish there was a little less space. I have a 17" Dell with an aftermarket battery that extends the back out probably another inch, and it fits down in the laptop pocket with room to spare. The compartments are well-thought out and big, and besides being a bit heavy for my bad shoulder, it's a great backpack. I travel a lot, and needed something that would carry a flat laptop as well as a hairbrush and a camera, and this is great.

13.) Nice Bag
Reviewed by: Lili Gong
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This is a very nice bag. You can seperate your computer from other stuff. There is a special bag to accomendate your computer

14.) Fits my widescreen 17" with room to spare
Reviewed by: John Maxwell IV California
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My compaq presario CQ60 fits in here fine. Just a mite of trouble getting it in and out, but once it's in there are a few inches of space around the edges, so I imagine an even larger laptop could be made to fit. Also comfortable with smaller laptops. Nice padding on the shoulders and the back.

15.) Great Product for the price
Reviewed by: Diego Miranda
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Excelent materials, I love the side compartment for the Laptop, my 16'' fits perfectly, and it's so discrete.

Great Product. Im satisfied :D

16.) Well crafted, well priced
Reviewed by: Anonymous Hawaii United States
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It seems Lowepro has re-tagged this bag since some comments. It now comes appropriately stated as fitting a 15" laptop, not 17' as before (now if the amazon listing could only do the same). The bag looks really good. FYI, it's black and grey-I thought it looked like an olive green on amazon's pictures. I REALLY like the fact that the laptop comes out a side pocket while the book/paper area still zips on top. Overall, it's spacey. I could fit my wallet, one of the checkbook length wallets, in the smallest front pocket.

17.) Very well made
Reviewed by: Osiyo NC, USA
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This backpack is extremely well made, considering how cheap it is. It fits my laptop perfectly, and the materials feel sturdy and strong. Not much else to say, I'd recommend it in a heartbeat.

18.) Excellent Case
Reviewed by: DK
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This case is great value. Plenty of storage to put in all kinds of things. Significantly less than other's I looked at with same features.

19.) Great bag!
Reviewed by: Dane Zimmerman
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Great bag for the money especially. Pockets everywhere, just when you thought you've found them all, you'll find another compartment. Laptop very secure in double padded compartment. I can finally bring everything I need to work and my lunch at the same time without busting out of the top .. my laptop bag sucked and I had to stuff everything in it. Then when I wanted something, I could never access it. This bag provides ample space for someone who needs to bring a lot of things with them. Better yet, I can get to all my stuff. I don't have a 17", only a 15".

Right now I have a webcam, laptop, powersupply, wireless mouse, external hard drive, lunch, car keys, aircard, iphone, blackberry, hairbrush, can of soda, yogurt, and a tupperware of spaghetti.

It's not heavy and it's padded everywhere.

20.) Big Laptops WILL NOT FIT - but a very good bag
Reviewed by: Mickey W. Mitani Nebraska USA
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I bought this bag because the title says fits most 17" laptops.

I read the reviews before buying and some said their 17" laptop fit and some said it didn't. Well this bag is top quality - but it will never hold a standard 17" laptop. My Acer was two inches too long to go in the laptop pouch and an inch too wide to go in the generic pouch.

The kicker is that the maker tags on the bag clearly state "Will fit most 15.4" laptops". I never would have selected this one if those tags had appeared in the photos. If I had been searching for a bag for a smaller notebook, this would have been an excellent find. But since this purchase was supposed to be for my new Acer 17.3 inch, 8 pound monster laptop, it utterly fails. The Acer won't go into the dedicated, well padded laptop pouch and it won't go into the generic pouch designed to hold the various accessories like mice, power bricks and media.

So my daughter gets a great laptop backpack, and I go back to looking.

21.) I like it
Reviewed by: T. Gerencer Maine, USA
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It fits my macbook pro 17" just fine. It's funny - it's got an interior compartment which doesn't really fit the macbook really well. But then it's got another, really well padded zipper that runs right up the side. This compartment is not in the main area, but rather, right against your back. That part fits the macbook really well, and you don't even know it's there. It's like a little secret compartment. This leaves the rest of the bag free to put other things. If I had a complaint, it would be that the bag could be bigger. I'm 6'3" and this bag feels a bit small to me. I wouldn't mind if it was about 15% bigger.

22.) Not for a Dell M90
Reviewed by: Curt Central MA, USA
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The laptop enclosure will definately NOT fit a Dell M90 17" laptop when new, maybe when the bag has aged and stretched or something. No matter, my Dell M90 fits into the main section so I'll use that instead, it does mean the back is an inch or two thicker than it needs to be...
Overall fit and finish seems very good the padding makes the bag quite comfortable. I'm headed to Las Vegas tomorrow with this bag, will see how it does.

23.) Hi quality, marginally for a 17" laptop
Reviewed by: YEC
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Pros: A very well-built pack. Unlike many computer packs, this one has foam padding on all 6 sides of the pocket for your computer, so if you drop it, you don't have to hope that it lands on a padded face. This comes with robust zippers and seams, more compartments and pockets than a person is likely to need.

Cons (of a sort): As other reviewers have stated, the Lowepro pack is described on Amazon as suitable for 17" laptops, but mine arrived with a tag stating that it `fits most 15.4" notebooks'. That is probably the right claim. It did fit my 17" -- very snugly, which probably makes it safer. However, there are likely 17" notebooks that wouldn't fit, so select this if you have a smaller machine, or are willing to chance a return shipment. So many zippers and compartments, this pack is a little heavier than some might like.



24.) Very Well built backpack
Reviewed by: J. Chen
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This backpack is very well built, it's got very thick cusion and alot of room. my only concern is it will not fit my 17" laptop but I carry my 14" laptop with me anyway no big deal for me.

25.) Good product, Didn't received the one advertised.
Reviewed by: A. Mendez
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The product is spacious and has ample space. I can fit my college notebooks, calculator, pencils and pens, and many other things. My laptop is 15.6". The product is advertised as: "fits most 17" Laptops", but when I received the product the label reads "fits most 15.4" Laptops." Maybe they shipped the wrong size, but the laptop still fits. I'll just keep this one.

26.) "Airing" views on Lowepro Transit Backpack
Reviewed by: Jan-S
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After a couple of weeks of use, the Lowepro Transit Backpack seems like a fine product. However, it arrived smelling like old tennis shoes. A few hours in bright sunshine helped a LOT, but I still get an unpleasant whiff when I open the less-used compartments. I probably will not buy products again from this distributor because I do not like the stink. Attention, manufacturers and distributers: if the product smells bad in your warehouse, it is going to smell bad to the customer. Clean up your operation (literally) to avoid losing repeat business.

27.) Great bag
Reviewed by: joe6pack78 Norfolk, VA
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Great bag and lives up to the Lowepro name, but is smaller than I had expected. I don't know that that's really a bad thing... I was just expecting bigger.

28.) Good price and quality
Reviewed by: Venice90 Texas
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This bag is very sturdy and well padded. It fits my 15.4 laptop very well. The Laptop compartment opens from the side, so it I believe it would be difficult to slide a 17" laptop in to it.
Besides that, its been great!!!

29.) Fits 15.4 inch laptops
Reviewed by: S. King Cabot, AR USA
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This Lowepro backpack has a tag that is clearly labeled "Fits most 15.4" widescreen laptops". I have an HP Pavilion dv7-3065dx laptop which measures 16.2" x 10.9" (screen size 17.3" measured diagonally) and it did not fit the padded pocket accessed by the side zipper. This padded area is what would be against your back and the inside of the backpack. My laptop did however fit inside the backpack, but it is not padded on both sides, just one. Books will have to go on the other side of it. There are plenty of pockets for everything you can think of, including a pouch on the strap for your cell phone (there is mesh on both sides of the cell phone pouch, so it will fit many sizes). The backpack seems kind of large to me, I'm 5'2". The zippers do not have a cloth overlap, but do appear to have fabric woven into the top of the zipper. There's plenty of room for your books, cables, a lunch, water bottle, and more. For the price I will keep it, but I think this product is misrepresented by stating that it fits 17" laptops. I guess I will also keep it since the product was not shipped with a receipt or return label.

30.) Nice bag for 15" laptop
Reviewed by: Heather Pinson Escondido, CA United States
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This is a nice bag if you have a 15" laptop, but mine is bigger and this bag didn't come close to fitting. I can't imagine that it fits "most" 17" laptops. In fact, I can't imagine that it fits any 17" laptops. Even "slim" ones. The laptop enclosure is accessed via a side zipper and there's no room for error.

31.) Nice for a 15" laptop
Reviewed by: Divrchk
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I have a standard HP 17" laptop. It does NOT fit in this bag, in the side zipper part where it should go. I read the tag attached to the bag and it clearly states "Fits Most 15" Laptops" Hmmmm... That would have been very helpful to have in the review and specs portion online. I e-mailed DealBarn to see about returning it and I will update their Seller Feedback page once I have completed the return.

32.) Not as it seems
Reviewed by: Ignacio Espinal
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The item i received is completely diferent than what is shown on the pics, the space for the latop even thoug it says it fits most 17" laptops is not for those is for 15.4" as stated on the label it came with, luckly the main compartiment was big enought to carry my laptop, i think this has to be review by the makers and make sure they are advertising the correct thing because not even the pockets where they way i was expecting them

Features of Lowepro Transit Notebook Backpack - fits most 17" Laptops

For work or everyday, this roomy backpack offers plenty of storage and ample 17" notebook protection (also fits most widescreens). Features include numerous organizational pockets and a large book and personal accessories interior. Carrying options include breathable mesh-lined shoulder straps and textured generously padded handle.

1.) Reinforced computer compartment protects most 17" notebooks (also fits most widescreens) without excess weight or bulk.;
2.) Zippered ticket pocket stores documents, magazine or files in a quick convenient location.;
3.) Textured padded handle provides superior comfortable grip;
4.) Water-resistant outer fabric protects against moisture and abrasion.;
5.) Mesh-contoured shoulder harness with cell phone pouch provides ergonomic comfort and support with breathable shoulder pads.;

Package Height x Length x Width: 20 in. x 20 in. x 14.57 in.
Package Weight: 2.7 lbs.