THE NORTH FACE Borealis Commuter Laptop Backpack, TNF Black/TNF Black, One Size

Spent more money than I wanted to on this back pack for my son only for it to rip during his first week of school.

We initially bought the jester backpack for school but found it a little small. This one has so many pockets to help organize things and there is a lot of room to carry stuff. Perfect for school or traveling.

Sturdy backpack has a spot for a chrome book, binders and books

I used a North Face Angstrom 28 backpack almost daily, very hard, for over a decade. It stood up to everything! Finally a small hole grew into large one (my fault, as it probably would have been fine if I had mended it early), so I reluctantly retired it. I looked for an exact replacement, but hat model was unfortunately discontinued. The Borealis was the closest equivalent available today. Ive been using it for about a month now, still almost daily and very hard, and so far the Borealis has been perfect. I expect it will serve me just as well as my previous North Face until at least 2030! Go ahead and buy this backpack now. It is a wise purchase.

Stands up great every time, shape provides easy access to everything inside! Durable even after being shoved under the passenger seat in front of me on many trips. Extra features like the exterior cords make either a jacket or flip flops easily accessible. Super comfortable straps with heavy loads.

Granddaughter picked this out for school year 2022-2023. She is a freshman in high school and they have to carry all their things to and from class. Their school district does not allow students to use their old lockers anymore.

The product is good looking, well-made and practical, whether as a backpack for travel or as a books bag for busy students. There is another version, very similar (about 1 less in all three dimensions) intended for girls. It even has gold lettering rather than the typical white North Face logo. Some girls may prefer the larger bag with the traditional white logo.

The strap started ripping on this backpack after 3-4 months. I contacted Northface but they wanted me to pay $30 so ship it to them without even telling me for sure if they would or could repair it. If they decided not to, I would be out $30 for shipping. It seems like such an expensive product should have a warranty and that they would stand behind their product.

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Save your money. Do not buy this bag. This is the worst quality backpack I’ve owned. I bought this backpack for school, I only have a small laptop and a few notebooks in it. Within two weeks, the straps are fraying and there are holes along the zipper. Can’t return it because it’s used.