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?
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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 :)
693057
This bag is ROOMY .... I have fit ALOT of things in mine , much more than i thought i could. I think you should be fine w/your laptop, it does have wiggle room ! I LOVE this BAG! Good Luck!
869303
Probably not. May fit a MacBook 13 and one textbook. Won't fit 3 ring binder. So unless you only carry a small laptop and occasional book you should opt for something else
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.
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.
474468
You will have more than enough room for your laptop. This bag is great, holds all of my medical books and rolls like there is nothing inside. You will not be disappointed.
1302003
Hi Luke, yes this bag would for sure hold a text book and a spiral notebook or two depending on how wide. Very roomy, but not bulky.
811167
I don't know the size of a college book but i'm carrying a macbook pro retina 15", a medium sized wacom tablet, an apple bluetooth keyboard, a 120 page notepad, an ipad, a 3,5" exthdd, all the cables and adaptors for the electronics everyday. There is still room for 3-4 magazines and a bestseller with soft cover. I hope this helps. I'm very happy with the bag by the way, it's good looking and feels longlife. Been using it for 4 months now.
876266
depends on how thick the books are. I put my macbook pro 17" in here. it is very snug. I am not sure with a 17.3" it may not fit. The cooler will fit. The lap top compartment is only for the laptop;the cooler and laptop won't fit together in that compartment. I travel lightly with this bag. I carry my macbook, my small wacom tablet with pen, a 1.5" 14x9'' folder, pencil baggy(not plastic box), and sometimes a water bottle, small chapter book. You can look this bag up in detail on youtube. I watched one on there a long time ago. http://youtu.be/mrmfS2oSHIQ
75381
It should fit in a small or medium. Scroll down the ad and look at the deminsions for each size and measure your laptop top just to be sure. It also depends on how big of bag you will need in addition to carrying the laptop. Very roomy!
1037819
Yes, I think you should be able to fit a standard size text book. The desk is great- it saves a lot of space.
836299
I brought this bag for my daughter who has it at school right now but she fits her laptop (regular size, not mini) into it for school. So, I would say yes!!
120879
The medium will easily fit the laptop, it will easily take a 17" laptop. I would be willing to bet the small would fit your laptop
1815768
maybe fit well. but meanwhile you might put into 5 normal books or 2 thick books at most. i dont think its big enough. pretty casual style. if you are not to put a lot of stuff including your laptop, just go for it.
941565
Yeah, I got a random email saying someone replied to this. Did a slight double take. =) It certainly would have helped me before I bought it. I'm actually alternating between this bag and a 15" Swissgear Maxxum backpack I modified to fit my HP dv7 depending on how much I'm carrying. When I've got several heavy textbooks, a backpack is so much more comfortable than a messenger.
1910558
I find it perfect for college students. However, I think it might be too big for high schoolers. Too big is better than too small though right? I must say though, most of my class-mates have smaller bags. It really just depends on you personal preference. If you have monster textbooks, a computer, and more, this bag has the space. It's really heavy as a result, but that's just going to happen. You can't really get around that.
1068487
Absolutely! This bag is very large. It doubles as my bag for school. 4 college level books with a two inch binder and I still have room for a snack, my wallet, and other incidentals.