How thick is the bottom of the bag? Enough padding for laptop? Ok for wet surfaces?
1163217
The bottom has almost no padding on it. You have to remember this when you put your laptop in the bag. You can't just slam the laptop in like it's a book, you have to gently put it in there. Also, you cannot just drop the bag down, you have to carefully put it down so you do not damage the laptop. I have had this for a year and haven't had any problems.
1163218
Just checked - no double / extra thickness. BUT I have just came back from the outside - Boston - rainy day - all set. The materials are really from good quality b
1163219
The laptop pouch is actually slightly above then very bottom of the bag. I've never run into any issues with wetness getting into it
1163220
I droped the backpack (with two laptops), and for my surprise, both were intact, without a scratch.
1163221
The bottom is normal. Yes, it have padding enough for laptop. Is a good and thick layer of foam.I did not test with wet.
2245359
It is relatively well padded. I keep my laptop in a neoprene sleeve. Between that and the padding in the backpack, I feel it is sufficiently protected.
1636134
It is very lightly padded, not bulky. If I had to guess, I would say about 3 mm. It is less than a bath towel thickness.
565312
yes, there is a thin padding sewn in across the bottom of this bag. I'd guess it is no more than 1/4" thick.
1598198
yes padding was sufficient for me; the strap design is better suited for carrying as a messenger bag rather than a shoulder bag though. a 17" laptop tends to slide off the shoulder a bit too easily for my tastes though.
1469179
I think the specs are three feet for thirty minutes. Nothing is absolutely water tight to any depth, everything will eventually fail. Water proof refers to the laptop case, rigid plastic with o-ring.
691635
It is a soft case and padded but I don't believe it would protect your laptop if you dropped it from more than a few feet onto a hard surface.
2233369
The laptop pocket has some decent padding at the bottom. That being said... I wouldn't be dropping my macbook into the bag. Overall I am really happy with the bag.
869368
The laptop area does have padding all around. I frequently ridden the bus with my laptop in it and no problems. I have flown on Southwest and American with the bag and have had no problems as it does fit under the seet and in the overhead with few problems but have never flown dela with it.
120415
Its somewhat padded, nothing really thick. Its a very useful bag if only for one child.
802374
Yes, it is padded well enough for your laptop as long as you don't toss the whole bag.
72797
Sure it's plenty big. It's not padded though for laptops. I love all the compartments for swimming gear.
377926
It is not water resistant. I used it on a two week vacation. Used it in light rain the bag was soaked. It's a decent bag but not for rugged use.
1469181
I've actually never dropped it into the water to test, but the only part that could be water tight / water proof would be the laptop compartment. It has the rubber seal and is made from the standard pelican case composite material. The rest of the backpack is made from a heavy canvas material with zippers. I am sure it is all coated with a water proof coating but I do not think I would stick it under water to find out if it is water tight!
301608
I recommend something much more padded. If dropped it will not protect your computer. It is more for looks than anything. Hope that helps.
1212342
The padding are pretty good specially at the bottom of the lap top bucket. I usually carry my lap top "5.5 LB", 2 books and 1 big size notebook. I never had any problem with the straps.
222812
I measured and it is about 1 inch thick, but it is cushiony (I know that's not a word), but it seems it might be able to make more room due to the room provided when the cushions are pressed down from the weight of the lap top. I hope this answers your question. It really is a nice bag. I get compliments whenever I carry it.