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This is a review for the KROSER 17 point 3 inch XL laptop bag you see here. I’m going to show you what I carry in it and how much room it has as well as what I like and don’t like about it.
Here I have my old Targus Laptop bag from my college days and as you can see, it has definitely seen better days and has been long overdue for replacement.
So after some looking around for a few days trying to decide what kind of bag I wanted I came across this one on a lightning deal. I believe I paid $35 or so with the normal price just over $40.
So now to the bag itself, overall outer appearance is nice, the red accents aren’t too much. You have a clip here for if you want to attach something outside, on the sides you have 2 very deep mesh pockets. Over here are buckles to cinch down the sides. On this side here you have a regular usb port you can charge from with a power bank if you have one. And I’ll show you the inside part of that in a minute. At the top you have this super heavy duty handle which I love, it has a very sturdy feel to it and makes grabbing and carrying the bag feel safer than just grabbing by a fabric handle. It does have a normal fabric loop here at the back though, depending on how much weight you have I wouldn’t use that one personally.
Now to the back you can see the straps, these are padded and feel pretty comfortable. The adjustment is very nice and has a wide range for smaller frames to larger ones. There is more padding here on the back made out of the same thing as what is on the straps, it’s a mesh over a foam like material that seems breathable. Down here there is this strap for sliding over a luggage handle for travel.
Finally at the bottom here is a hidden pouch which is where I will start looking at the interior of the bag. There is a single zipper for this, I do wish they had made this a double zipper with the ability to put a lock on, but it is a nice little secret pouch that isn’t too noticeable. The padding is not too thick on either side. This might be a good place to put a passport or other valuables while traveling, but yet again I might be hesitant without being able to lock it. Also in case anyone was wondering, I tried both a full size and compact bang-stick in this and I don’t recommend placing either in there as the compartment was too small for a full size and just barely covered a compact.
Okay now let’s look at the main compartments.
The rear compartment here has these zippers which are made to use the lock that comes with the bag in case you want to secure your items a little more. This compartment is made for a laptop as well as other thin electronics or paperwork. I have a 16” laptop in here as well as a 12” iPad. The Velcro strap covers both the pouches which I find nice. This compartment is very thin though so don’t expect to put too much in here.
Also at the top here is the hard compartment. I have my sunglasses in here. You can see the top here has a hard plastic to help protect items inside, My one complaint here is that only the top is hard so if something were to smash your bag it’s possible the items inside could be crushed against items inside your bag. But I think it’s good enough for most cases as is
the second zipper compartment here is what I would consider the “main” compartment. The zippers are a different design than the ones for the laptop compartment but they still have large holes that can be locked together.This compartment is large and can hold a massive amount of items. I keep a notebook and a binder here as well as some odds and ends. There is a pouch here at the rear, a zippered pouch here at the front, and a mesh pouch on the right side here. Up here is the USB cord for the outer USB port. If you were going to use that you could just drop a power bank down in the pouch right there and plug that cord directly to it.
The third pouch here has zippers like the one before, inside you have one larger pouch, and then a bunch of accessory pouches in front of it. I use this for pens, tags and other items. One of these is a RFID pouch if you need that. This compartment is deep but thinner, the zippers don’t go down as far so access isn’t as smooth as the main compartment but It’s still great. Oh there is also this key ring here. If you have a vehicle with keyless entry you could just clip it in here when you don’t need it and pop it off when you do.
The front compartment here is very basic. We have the same zippers as before, and one pouch with a decent amount of space. I just keep some small hand tools in here.
Finally, we have 2 side pouches, they have single zippers and are both identical, the zipper only opens at the top here and these are very deep as you can see just like the mesh pockets on the outside.
Overall I’m very happy with this bag and its size, only time will tell how it does with long term durability, but it feels solid and well made. The only concerns I have are with some of the plastic parts like the buckles eventually wearing down and breaking, but at this price point that’s probably a given across the board. For my uses as a work bag I think it’s a great fit and I hope to get many years of use out of it. Thanks for watching.
