I've never owned one, but I'm not that impressed looking at them in person, especially the straps. I've had a Banjo Brothers large messenger bag, and now a Chrome Metropolis. The Banjo Bros was great for the price, but was pretty much ruined after a year of carrying textbooks. (Though with how many of those damn things I had, I'm not really sure there is any bag that could have held up) The Chrome is amazing, very easy to adjust, comfy, and really feels like a quality product.