For the price I paid this was an excellent purchase. I purchased the backpack my 16 year old son. He complained all of last year about his backpack not being big enough to hold all of his books. He really likes this bag. He loved the design, the size, and and all the other features; Plus the fact that it had a compartment for his laptop. The only thing that I would say is that the backpack isn't waterproof and that was a problem with my sons last backpack.
When it would rain, his book and paper s would get wet because the backpack wasn't waterproof. However as I said , for the price I paid, it was an excellent purchase. I can always go ut and get a can of scotch guard to waterproof the bag if necessary.