I want to use this bag for college, but I cant decide which size i should get. Will medium be enough room for few books and couple of notebooks?
190529
I use this bag for college as well. I bought the medium and it fits one giant textbook and my small binder perfectly. There's also room for my planner, small makeup bag. The notebooks will fit good and one textbook. The medium is spacious and recommend it, but if you want to carry ALL your textbooks then checkout the large one and compare sizes :)
916378
No worries. You will be very happy with this bag. The only bag I have that I like more is a pelican backpack because it incorporates a hard shell for laptops. Worth taking a look at.
2128652
I got this backpack for a while now and while it's not really big, I learned that I can fit a MacBook Air, phone/kindle charger, my kindle, a few snack containers and an umbrella and a spare T-Shirt. And there's still room. It does feel quite full with those things already, but I could easily put 1-2 notebooks. I think it really depends on how thick the binders are.
786472
Yes. Depending on the size of the textbooks, you should be able to fit a couple of books in there, too. I have the aqua blue bag, and I love it. I cannot use it without people stopping to admire it and asking where they can get one.
1253971
My college daughter uses it as a book/laptop bag and she loves it. I fits everything she needs for a full day of classes.
1960490
It's got a good amount of room. I can fit my macbook pro 15 inch in and slide a one subject notebook in there too if I really try. It may be tight but I think it'll fit.
266347
It is a great bag for college. It is one if the only 5.11 backpacks that had a dedicated laptop pouch and still has plenty of room for books and folders.
222929
Wow! I thought I had a big laptop! Mine is 16.5" x 11" and it fits fine. When I put my ruler in the case it looks like yours might just barely fit but it will be tight. It's the 17 1/4" part that I'm worried about. The depth and width should be fine. If they have a slightly bigger backpack, you might be happier with that. Or, you can order it and if you aren't satisfied, you can just return it. It is a really nice bag, but your laptop needs to fit properly.
11095
The medium fits my 15" Macbook Pro very easily (with extra space). There is additional space in multiple zipper pockets as well.
857911
I don't think there will be a problem. the mac book should have more than enough room in the laptop section. there is probably room for the binder in that same area and then the binders es should fit in the center section. then there's still another section for other things. the weight could be a bit much but the room is there.
1378689
It is a multipurpose bag. I use it even when we go for small trips. But it is primarily a laptop & tablet bag. There is a slot for tablet as well. I am not sure how many books you would need to carry. I feel it may be slightly big for school. That's just my perspective. Its a great bag though.
1815054
The Medium sized compression bag will probably be fine. My bag is ginormous and it crams in just fine.
266348
I carry a laptop and books in it. My laptop is a Think Pad about 15" size and there is room for a little larger computer. I can put about 5 good sized text books in as well along with note books, cords, snacks, drinks, etc.
622935
That size should fit fine. I've been using mine daily and can fit a laptop of similar size, and a couple of padfolios
328435
It can hold most textbooks and binders that I've used it with. In terms of how much, I never put too much but it can fit about 4 inches thick worth of books/binders/notepads. I don't advise doing so but that seems to be the spacial capacity.So while technically yes, very little. I advise using this bag for light loads, such as reading books + notebooks while avoiding binders and textbooks that are naturally just large/heavy.
981801
I think that would be a very tight fit. The padding takes up some room. I think I'd go with a slightly bigger bag.
75379
It will fit the medium, but you can get the small if you want, too. The small won't fit a lot of extra things, so if you also carry a lot of other stuff in your bag, the medium is better.