SwissGear Cecil 5505 Laptop Backpack, Dark Grey/Black, 18-Inch

I use this bag to take my laptop to and from work by foot, and it looks and works great. Its much sleeker, lighter and smaller than the old gym bag it replaces and is well made. Its very compact but has plenty of room for basic brief case items (pens, business cards, a charger, a few papers and my laptop). I can even fit my gym gear in here if Im careful about it. If you want a small bag that looks good and is well made, this is a good choice. If you want a lot of room to stop at the store or carry extras, youre not going to fit that in here.

Love this bag, for its diversity in the various sections one can place items in. I also love the hooks where one can hook up a small flashlight, keys, small hand sanitizer, etc if needed. I will definitely buy this brand again.

I ordered the black Camo first. I was not happy with quality of the material. It definitely had a thin cheap plastic feel (Actually makes a crackling plastic sound when you move it). On the outside you can see the cross lines, which I assume is the rip stop material they advertise. Looking more closely at the all black version, I noticed it may be made of their more original sturdy material. I ordered it just to see and was right! The all black version is the thicker sturdier material (no rip stop lines) and does not feel like plastic. To make it more clear for others to see, I included pictures showing the outside versus the inside look of the materials of both bags. You can see the inside of the Camo version is white, which tells me the camo pattern on the outside isnt even a through and through pattern. It is printed on just the outside. The problem with that is over time the outside pattern will wear off and you will see exactly what you see on the inside- white. If you look at the black version, the material on the outside is exactly what is on the inside. Solid black. This may not be a concern for some, but I have purchased Swiss bags for over a decade. It seems they have been trying out this rip stop material claiming it is lighter and stronger. It may be lighter, but it looks cheap and will eventually rip sooner than their older material. Why they didnt use it on all version? Not sure. But I am so happy to have their older more reliable material on the all black one.

This is not my first Swiss Gear backpack so I had high expectations for when I bought this one. The pads on the shoulder straps are great and while I ran from terminal to terminal at the Dallas Airport I did not feel uncomfortable at all. I was able to fit a 13 inch MacBook air, an 11 inch ipad in a case, two books, pencil case with bullet journal supplies, my bullet journal, wipes, glasses case, a case with my all of my wires, wallet and my seat cover for the plane all in this backpack and my 40 ounce hydroflask was able to fit in the water bottle pouch on the outside with all of the stuff on the inside and that never happens with this big water bottle. I was able to fit it under the seat in the airplane with ease. I highly recommend this backpack to anyone. For reference I am 52 and weight about 140 pounds and I did not feel anything rub against me wrong once I adjusted it to where I wanted it.

Good size, the color was good, seems sturdy and able to hold what I need

I use this to go to work. I put an iPad pro in it, a couple of phone chargers in it and a small cup of oatmeal for breakfast. With just that in the bag, its very tight adding anything else. If you just want to travel with a laptop/ipad and some chargers then its good. But if you want to add more, look somewhere else.

Please note: this bag is NOT waterproof. I’m not too sure it’s water-resistant either. It’s a good bag, don’t get me wrong, but it’s pretty counterproductive to have a tech-style bag that doesn’t keep your electronics dry in the rain. It’s nice tho, pretty durable. Has a main pocket, a smaller middle pocket and an even smaller outer pocket. Fits my laptop (14’) well. Only had it for about a month now, but no immediate durability problems.

It’s sufficient

Exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a bag to carry my laptop, chargers and a few notepads so larger bags had a lot of wasted space.

It’s good just needs more padding a bigger laptop pouch and a little extra space otherwise things get broken