

It has six Velcro cable holders, along with a zippable mesh pocket running the vertical length of the bag. The first main pocket zips all the way down the body of the bag. On the outside, there's a flat exterior document pocket and a deeper pocket near the top, which would work for glasses, toiletries, or spare cables. The backpack has a solid array of dedicated pockets.

At 27 ounces, it's lighter than the Commuter 15's 32 ounces, and at 4.7 inches deep, it cuts a relatively slim figure compared with many other backpacks. (It also costs a third of what the Cobra Pack costs.) While the material is resistant to some rain, it won't stave off a downpour the way Ogio's Commuter 15 can, with its roll-over top panel. It's made of smooth, somewhat shiny-looking rip-proof nylon, and it uses relatively standard zippers rather than the indestructible monsters on the Booq Cobra Pack. It's our new Editors' Choice for laptop backpacks.ĭesign and Pockets The Junction comes in black or light gray, with orange accents. If you prefer a lot of open space in your bag, it might be a little too stuctured, but I think it strikes the perfect balance between a big sack and power bags with built-in batteries. In its configurable, multi-modal nature, it's a great work pack for someone who carries a lot of cables rather than books. How organized do you want to be? Hedgren Connect's Junction backpack ($119.99) lets you ramp up your level of tech organization without forcing specific solutions on you.
