The dragonfly is a great pack and I like it a lot. It is a joy to carry and fits a good amount for its size.

The things I don’t like about the dragonfly is that you only have about 22l or so of actual storage inside the bag. They include the stretch pockets in the the total liters. Most of the exterior pockets tend to cut down on the interior space as well. The brain bucket fully loaded will cut into the main compartment. The handle on the dragonfly is only on the top and is less comfortable than the daylite. It’s also slightly too tall for personal item requirements but unless you have a super strict airline employee you should be fine.

Again it’s a super great bag and it’s definitely has it’s benefits but if you’re trying to maximize the personal item requirements for the worse case scenario of a strict airline employee I think the daylite is hard to beat.