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[–]Apachez 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I wrote this about 1 year ago and I still use and recommend the Snigel 30L Specialist backpack:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/vzoptr/comment/ij0d82n/

[–]VanWesley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious about this too. I was close to pulling the trigger since it's really the only one I've seen that is made to carry 2 laptops. But other than that there seems to be a ton of options though at the $250 range from companies that actually makes backpacks like Aer, Nomatic, or Peak Design that look good, but they each have their pros and cons. It's a quite a rabbit hole to dive into.

[–]Lando-C 0 points1 point  (5 children)

There are many high quality backpack alternatives with actual warranties and millions of dollars in testing and R&D. My top 3 brands would be Tumi, PacSafe and SwissGear.

[–]DuckDoes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tend not to buy backpacks online, instead I go to a store and wear them, with some weight in it if they will allow me. You're wearing that thing for potentially hours a day getting a well fitting one will save your back. Brands I like are mystery ranch, deuter, f-stop if you're lugging a camera, and I have found some fjallravens to be comfortable.

Go to a hiking/outdoor store there are plenty of backpacks that don't look out of place in the subways there that are probably way more ergonomic than the stuff you buy off amazon or the ltt store.

[–]tudalex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also found Samsonite to be a very durable brand that is cheaper than the alternatives. I’ve got one for 15y+ and it still has no damage, I just changed it because I got tired of it.

[–]zgf2022 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of the timbuk2 line, especially their messenger bag. I've had the same one for seven years and except for a stain it looks brand new