I am just happy to see any honest appraisal of Timbuk2 anymore. It has seemed like the trend is to just claim they are horrible and move on. I have been using one for nearly 7 years now and have no complaints. It still looks and works like new (aside from the fact that the black has faded in the sun to a kind of greenish color). I don't see any reason or need to lay down money on something new.