MATEIN Anti-Theft Travel Laptop Backpack

I ordered this bag in August of 2020 as I was off to college for my Bachelor’s for an engineering degree. I took a chance with this being the first listed backpack on Amazon, but it looked really well made and the reviews were glowing. also watched YouTube reviews on the bag. It’s awesome! It fits a lot of things and it still looks good as new four years later. It’s held up in all sorts of weather and has kept my things dry inside. I went to school 10 minutes away from Lake Erie, so it’s held with wind, downpours, snowstorms, and sunny days.

I’ve used it for both school and travel. I’ve had zero issues using it as my personal item on flights. It’s also really comfortable to carry. Although I did tend to sling it just over my right shoulder, so the padding on that strap is a bit flattened compared to the other strap, but I only notice it in appearance. When on my shoulders, the two straps feel the same (plus the straps are adjustable – I’m a petite girl and made it fit nicely with no issue). I love the handle on the top too! I’m about 5’0″ and 90lbs and would fill my bag with items so much that it’d typically be an extra 20lbs on me (yes, I genuinely weighed myself with the bag on vs off me and figured the difference lol)

It can hold a ton of stuff. I carried my iPad Pro 12.9″ (sometimes in the laptop slot, unless I had my 2022 ASUS TUF Dash F15 laptop, 15.6″ display with me), a few Five Star notebooks, a class book if needed (although I stopped buying those after my first year lol), and my own book for casual reading just in the first slot alone.

In the second main compartment, I carried my TI-84 Plus, a TI-30x, my writing supplies pouch, sometimes a bento box (or whatever other plastic food compartment) for lunch, and sometimes shoved a jacket and extra snacks in there. Used to carry workout supplies until I got a dedicated gym bag. I put necessities in the very last smaller pouch on the front. Even that pouch can fit a lot.

I would say the maximum size item I put in my bag that prevented me from zipping it fully was a Strathmore 50-sheet 400 series 11″ x 14″ spiral-bound sketchbook in first main slot. I couldn’t fully zip the first slot with this, and if I did, I kind of bent the sides of the sketchbook slightly. I know I’m being ultra-specific with names of items, but I’m doing it to give you an idea of dimensions and what you can all fit.

During college, I saw a handful of other people with this bag, specifically the grey and black color, which always made me laugh since it’s to be expected when it’s very highly rated on Amazon and shows up as one of the first couple listings for backpacks.

My SINGULAR issue with this bag, which isn’t too much of an issue for me – the side pockets for holding a drink are not meant for large, tall, or otherwise heavy bottles. The times I’ve tried to take a Yeti water bottle I noticed the pocket was sagging with the bottle a little and struggling to hold it. I was worried that my Yeti would fall out so I’d have to put that zipped in my bag. I’m guessing it’s because it was such a heavy bottle. This issue has also happened with the tall Walmart alkaline water bottles. It does perfectly fine with a typical 500mL water bottle though, a plastic short BlenderBottle, a can of soda or energy drink, etc. Just nothing too heavy or too tall. This “issue” hasn’t stopped me from being happy with the bag though!

TLDR; has held up through travelling (as a personal item on flights), four years of university, using it as a gym bag, all different types of weather and has kept my stuff protected and dry, can hold over 20lbs of items no problem, and still looks like I barely used it. also comfy to carry. Material is high quality and I haven’t had problems with my bag getting dirty either. Get this! This thing is going to last me so many more years. I love it.

Mi hija la amo! Muy espaciosa, buena calidad y resistencia

The quality is amazing and it’s so comfortable. The material is soft and there’s so many compartments for organization. Worked great for my trip to Europe! Just the right size to use daily.

I am so happy with this purchase! I debated several different bags for a couple weeks, many much more expensive. But I’m so glad I went with this one. This backpack is perfect for work and travel. For work it fits my laptop, notebook, planner, wallet, all kinds of pens/pencils, plus my lunchbox, big water bottle, and crochet projects to work on during breaks. Plus there’s still room. I also traveled with it this past weekend (3 day trip) and didn’t need to pack any other bags because all my clothes, toiletries, tablet, and everything else fit in it. It was so nice traveling light. I love the way this bag is laid out/how the space is allocated. It’s durable and the straps are thick. The back panel is padded so it’s really comfortable to wear. I will probably order another to have just for travel. It’s affordable, and amazing. My only complaint is that the green is not quite as bright as the picture, a little more muted, army green, but it’s still a really nice color and I’m incredibly happy with this bag.

When I started looking for a backpack and looked at the pictures and saw this particular one I thought looks bulky, but for the price and the color that I wanted well I thought we’ll let’s try it. When I received it found it wasn’t bulky and big and I love it. Got lot of compartments too and I use it for work and easy to stow away too. Love the color of gray. Now going to shop around for the battery charger for it so be able to charge my phone when needed…awesome accessory to the backpack. I am hoping this will be able to stand up to my banging around that I do and the durability will hold up. Accessibility is great attributed too especially on the amount of compartments that the backpack has. Love it

Lots and lots of pockets! Perfect for commuting. I don’t love it if I’m packing for an overnight, but that’s not the main reason I got it. I love it for school!