A lot bigger than thought it would be!!
This is a great backpack. I didn't realize it would be as big as it is. It fits my folders for school and my laptop.

Nice Looking Computer Backpack
this backpack is very good looking. not the normal looking backpack. However, I would like a little more small item storage. Still I am very Happy with it.

Cute bag
This bag is definitely a nice-looking bag. I like that it can't hold too many things, but it seems to hold just what I need for my work as a teacher. The two water bottle holders are great--I have my umbrella in one and a steel water bottle in the other. However, like the other reviewer, more small item storage would be nice. Especially if it was rearranged somewhat. The interior pockets seem to be in illogical places. It's hard to explain, but basically anything put in this section that is not placed in a pocket will fall to the bottom and then be difficult to fish out due to the pockets (on both sides) being in the way. I'm considering buying the Escape Bag to go with it, but at this price, I shouldn't have to buy an extra accessory to have a decent place to put my lip gloss. My main complaint is with the velcro. The laptop sleeve is VERY securely held in with two long strips of velcro. So securely that it's really difficult to detach, especially if there is anything else in the backpack. Also, in the other section, all the little pockets close with super-sharp velcro. I've actually been scraped up by this on more than one occasion. I'm learning how to avoid the velcro and an overall quite happy with the bag. It is much more comfortable to carry fully-loaded than my previous laptop backpack and is more attractive as well.

very pretty but small compartments
I love the style and uniqueness of this bag, but it really needs to expand more. I used to carry around a Jansport and I could probably shove about the same amount into this bag, but on top of each other rather than layered, which doesn't work so well for books/papers etc. So the bag is taller than usual. Once the computer sleeve goes in the back pocket, that one's pretty much done. The front pocket has smaller compartments inside, but again is a little hard to access because of how tight/narrow each pocket is. I do have the Escape bag with it which works OK, but the slip pocket that the Escape bag goes into could also expand a bit. The water bottle holders on the side are great though -- they really cinch in out of the way when not in use rather than hanging out floppy like some other bags I've seen. The waist strap is also great for taking the weight off my shoulders, though the chest strap is just a tad too high for my 5'4" frame. So overall I think I'll be able to make this work, and my husband says I was carrying around too many books/papers before anyway, but I just constantly feel like I want to just stretch the bag out a little to expand it some more. Oh, the shoulder pads are very comfy. On the other hand, the Altrec people are great! I had a lot of trouble with this bag originally because I tried to order the Nightshade Blue color (doesn't look available anymore) and it came gray instead. The Altrec guys went out to the warehouse to check the other ones for me and found they were all like that, and sent me the brown one instead. Instead of nameless people in a giant phone center somewhere, they took personal responsibility to handle my questions and requests. That's why I ordered the brown one from them in the end instead of another company I tried to get the Blue one from initially (same problem, came gray instead -- it's a Haiku issue).