What makes a backpack, a great tech backpack?
Is it a cushioned pocket to hold your laptop?
A quick access pouch to store all your gadgets and accessories?
Or how about a built in hard case for your power adapters that also keeps your bag standing
up right on its own?
Hi I’m David and this a review of the eBags TLS professional slim backpack.
There are a lot of tech backpacks in the market and it seems like each one of them has their
own twist or feature that sets them out from the rest.
With this backpack what stands out to me is this pocket on the bottom.
This pocket has a hardshell insert that protects items from being crushed and is ideal for
items like the power adapter or a mouse.
Combining the hardshell at the bottom with the semi-rigid frame of the entire backpack
also means that the bag is able to stand on its own on flat surfaces.
It will still topple over if you tip it or the balance of items inside is off but during
a typical setup I can depend on it to stand on its own and its super convenient feature
when you need to quickly put the backpack on the floor.
My next favorite thing with this bag is the quick access accessory pocket in the front.
The flap opens nice and wide and quickly allows me to see and access all of my little accessories
like cables, usb drives, power banks, keys and such.
Next the pocket for storing the laptop is a large open space and should accommodate
pretty large laptops without issue.
But my bigger concern is if you have a smaller laptop like my 14-inch here, it leaves it
with a little too much space for it to slide around and while the bottom of the pocket
comes with thick padding it’s removable and doesn’t seal the bottom so it’s not
uncommon for the padding to shift and allow my thin laptop to hit the floor with pretty
much no protection, so if you have a smaller laptop make sure the padding is Velcro attached
just right to keep your laptop safe.
Or alternatively this bag also comes in a smaller junior sized version that seems to
have addressed this issue that I probably should have gotten instead.
The main compartment is a large open space that is great for larger items like my headphones,
camera or other cased items.
But the main compartment also connects with that hard shell insert at the bottom so if
you want to put longer items like a keyboard you’re going to have to remove the hardshell
insert at the bottom so the main compartment can expand into that space.
There are several other pockets that help keep me organized with this bag.
A pocket up front for papers or tickets.
A top zipper pocket with soft lining inside that’s perfect for a tablet.
A waterbottle holder on the side that zips away when you’re not using it.
Overall, all the pockets well thought out so I’m well organized and know where everything
is.
The pockets opens in an L fashion that takes some getting used to at first but they are
pretty quick to use, but what I don’t like with these zippers is the fact that they are
just bare metal so they make a lot of noise while I walk so to fix these I had to add
my own zip pulls to keep the bag quiet.
Looking at the comfort side, it’s pretty comfortable to carry with no real complaints.
The arm straps are comfy and there’s also a sternum strap for better support.
If you’re using this bag for carry on travel I like that there are slots in the back so
you can slide this into your luggage handle, or you can also tuck the arm straps away and
carry this around like a briefcase with handles on the top and the side.
The handles also retract by built in elastic bands which is a nice touch for keeping the
overall bag design clean and simple.
Overall I think this is a pretty solid bag and for now it’s my go to backpack if I
need to just carry a bunch of tech.
It comes with all the pockets to keep my gadgets and electronics nice and organized.
It looks clean and professional, is available in 3 different colors.
And I love the hard case insert at the bottom for safe storage and the self standing feature.
While this version may not be the best for slimmer smaller laptops, there’s a smaller
junior version that supposedly fixes that problem.
So that the eBags TLS Professional Slim Laptop bag, a great bag for holding my daily tech.
But what do you guys think?
Hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I’ll see you in the next video.