Hey, how's it going Dave 2D here
and this is a video on what I feel like are the best backpacks for laptops or
tech or just anything you would put in a backpack. So as a male
I feel like backpacks are pretty important to me because
they're like one of very few items that we get to showcase a sense of style or whatever it is; like we have our clothing, we
have our shoes, but those you can switch in and out every day but the backpack, it's pretty permanent,
you only have one or two at a time
and they last a long time so you want to choose one that you actually enjoy wearing
you want to choose one that actually looks good. What you don't want to do is choose a backpack that's like a tech backpack
that's super ugly just because it's a tech backpack.
You don't want to do that. You want to get something you actually like the look of and you actually feel proud
wearing to school or work whatever it is. So in front of me are
Herschel backpacks, this is not a sponsored video,
they didn't send me any of these I purchased three of them over the years
and the other ones I borrowed from my friends and co-workers just so I could make this video.
Now understand that this pile of bags is not an exhaustive list of what they have. They have probably 15, 20 styles:
this is like five of them, so go to their website
if you want to see more, but these are the ones that I particularly like. Okay,
let's start with this one: The Heritage this was actually one of the very first bags I got from them, it's
designed for 15-inch laptops, so any kind of normal sized 15-inch laptop will fit in here: XPS 15, MacBooks,
any of the thin ones will obviously fit, but if you've got like an ultra thick gaming laptop,
it's going to be a little bit difficult. It's a really simple pack,
it doesn't have internal pockets or anything you have the front pouch and the laptop slot in the back
but that's it: it holds a lot of stuff,
but it doesn't separate them into different compartments or anything. now the one that I have here is a little bit older.
You won't be able to find this exact model, but you'll be able to find a ton of other colors on their website.
If you're looking for something with a few more features, it would be this one, the Pop Quiz,
this is one of the more popular bags, and if I had to choose one blindly from the whole Herschel collection
It would probably be this one for just the average person.
Again this comes in a ton of color options, and it's designed for a 15-inch laptop
It has that padded material again for the laptop,
but this one has this
elastic which helps it stretch a bit more so if you have some bigger laptops this might fit it a little better.
It also has a couple front pouches and an inner
pocket thing. Now one of the common features of the super ugly tech backpacks out there is that they'll include a battery into their backpack
and they'll sell it to you. They'll sell this $100 or $150 ugly backpack
and they'll call it a tech backpack just because there's a battery in it so what I think is better is to get your own
battery pack, this one's from Anker, and this backpack has a slot on the inside,
you keep the battery in there along with some cables. I use these octopus looking cables and whenever I need to charge something,
I just connect it up
And I'm good to go.
So I'll link all this stuff in the video description if you're interested in building your own kind of battery pack system:
it's pretty simple.
The next pack is similar to the Pop Quiz, it's a little bit less boxy, it's called the Settlement.
It's a little cheaper, but the front area only has one zippered area, it's not
two zippers and the inside laptop area has no padding
it's just a separate section. If you have a sleeve for your laptop
it's no problem,
but if you don't, I feel like you have to be a little more careful about how you toss your bag around.
This pack is actually the one that I use the most right now. The inside area has a slot
you can put your battery in there,
just like the Pop Quiz, but yeah simple backpack, and I like the look of it.
The next one's a little bit more expensive
It's called the Mammoth this one is designed for 13-inch laptops, but they make a bigger one
that's designed for 15-inch laptops, and this whole pack is just more streamlined.
It's made with a more technical water-resistant material, and it also has a rain cover.
There's a front pouch and then some pouches on the side,
but this one's pretty simple if you want a more technical looking pack that looks pretty clean. This could be a good pickup.
Another one that I like is the Parker and this pack is actually the one that I like the most in terms of its looks,
nothing too fancy.
The front pouch is flush with the pack it holds a 15-inch laptop
but like the Settlement I showed earlier it also doesn't have much padding in the laptop area. It has two side pouches,
and the front pouch is water sealed, but it's not super spacious like there's space below the zipper, but not above it.
I really like the look of this pack, and that's why I purchased it
but if you have a ton of stuff to carry this may not be a good fit.
Okay, the last one here is a Messenger bag,
it's called the Pop-Quiz Messenger, and I normally like Messenger bags, but I don't love this one. So this one's a little bit bulkier
it's got a padded area for a 15-inch laptop, and this is actually a bag that I borrowed from someone
who's had it for over a year, so it looks a little bit worn.
There's a lot of space on the inside, but maybe a little too much. I like my Messenger bags
just more streamlined and more clean; this has a lot of room and it holds a well-protected laptop
but it's just a little too big for me.
But if you're interested in Messenger bags, Herschel makes some as well.
Now I looked into the warranty and it seems like there's a lifetime warranty for these bags, which is kind
of cool these bags aren't cheap so the peace of mind is nice. In terms of the overall
experience with these bags
I mean the reason why I made this video is because I've enjoyed using them over the years: they last,
they look good, they protect your laptop, so if you're interested in them, there's links to all this stuff down below. Okay,
hope you guys enjoyed this video: thumbs if you liked, it subs if you loved it. See you guys next time