EcoSpruce Backpack

I really like this rucksack for many reasons: * It is relatively light and feels very comfortable on my back, event with 2 laptops, a tablet and other stuff. The rucksack seems to help distribute the weight well. * It looks good. The black outer shell is tasteful and simple with a few touches of green to match the interior colour. * Its made from recycled material and has been assembled with a high degree of quality. * 4 different compartments means its great for organising stuff. - The back compartment is designed to hold 1 laptop completely padded. This section has room to hold two laptops, although you will want to add a little extra padding at the bottom of the rucksack for the second one, or add a padded sleeve if you want to be sure. - The middle compartment is great for holding a lot of paperwork, books or clothes. There is a large mesh pocket to separate cables, socks or toiletries. - The front section is more of an organiser section. There is room for business cards, pens and other small items. - The very front section is just a pocket, useful for things you want to get at quickly. Things that I didnt like so much: * There is only one side holder on the back that can hold a bottle of water, however it is expandable and should hold very large bottles so its not the problem I first thought. The pocket on the other side is useful however for holding a music player and there is a slot to pass through a cable for headphones and still keep the pocket zipped up. Overall there is a good amount of space and the bag is of good quality. It is a great bag for a developer or student on the go. It would be good for a trip away for a few days or a long weekend. Thank you.

Much like another reviewer, this backpack has lasted me almost 12 years. Having purchased it originally in October 2013 I’ve just bought the same one again in May 2025. It’s quite simply the best bag I’ve ever had and has put up with daily use during term time and occasional use during school holidays. As a primary school teacher, this has often ferried stacks of books to and from school for me. You can just about fit a full stack of A4 if you really push it but it will manage half to three quarters no problem. I’ve often used it for my laptop and it’s been excellent at that. The phone pouch on the side is probably a little small for the more modern smartphones but my iPhone 8 (still going strong!) fits in it perfectly. I love the little clip for your keys so you don’t have to delve for them. The first thing to fail on this bag (the one I originally purchased) was one of the zips a few weeks ago. It wasn’t even one that put up with any real load, it was just a small one that got used the most. The rubberised bottom had disintegrated over time which in the last six months or so meant it looked a bit shabby from certain angles but it was still perfectly functional. I debated on whether to replace it with something a little larger but decided that this had done me so well over the years it was really worth getting again. I took a punt on it back then due to its green credentials and I’m so glad I did. Honestly cannot recommend this bag highly enough.

Replaced an old work bag. Well made and so many pockets Excellent replacement. A little expensive but as my last targus bag lasted years it will be worth every penny

After so much search for a good back pack, i finally settled with this bag. I bought several bags and had to return them all, because of various issues. This one I would say is the best out of many I tried. Its a bit pricy. But the quality of this back pack worth every penny. The zippers are so smooth you can feel the difference of this one and the cheaper bags. This also looks great and very suitable to take office. I take this bag to my office as my office backpack. It has plenty of pockets which I was looking for. However, not quite sure about the water resistence, and I think this is not water resistent and the material seem to absorb water. But overall, its a nice backpack. Nice colour, neat finish, sturdy and looks great.

I bought this backpack to carry my laptop and books to and around university and can say I am very impressed with it. The bag is mainly a non-reflective black colour with green accents and subtle branding. This helps to give the bag some character without drawing too much attention to itself. Whilst the green coloured interior adds to the aesthetics, I find the biggest benefit of this is that it makes objects easier to find than if it were to be black like in some backpacks, especially towards the bottom of the bag. Off the bat, in general, the materials used seemed to be of very good quality and durability and I will be noticing if anything changes with regards to this. My 13” MacBook Air which I keep in a felt cover for further protection fits snug inside the laptop pouch and doesn’t shuffle about when on the move. This compartment in particular is quite padded, and I wouldn’t hesitate to put by laptop inside as it is had I not already owned the felt cover. There is also room for an A4 sized notepad or two in this section which is always very handy. The other sections vary greatly in size and layout. I feel this helps me remember where I put what. There is a degree of flexibility in the sense that the many of the compartments are quite generic but their sizes are far from arbitrary which made deciding where to put what very straightforward. Finally, the bag is super comfortable. I’d carry it around campus for hours on end and never had any problems. There is more than enough padding on the bag itself as well as the straps. Overall, I can’t seem to find anything significant that I would change about the bag and so I have nothing else to say other than that I highly recommend it.

I needed a bag to travel to and from university and also it needed to carry my laptop as well. This bag is perfect, honestly. It's not too bulky considering how much you can fit in it. I use the shallow pocket at the front for keys/headphones. The second pocket is big enough for pens, deodorant, laptop wires, usb sticks, a pencil case. It also has a handy netted pocket inside (this is what hold my usb sticks). The middle pocket holds my A4 folder and (currently) two A4 work books - this pocket also has a handy netted section in which I keep an A5 sized diary; don't misunderstand, this isn't all this pocket will hold, there's space for at least a few more books and also a folded jacket as well! The back pocket has the laptop sleeve, which is well padded on both sides and the bottom. There's also space in this back pocket for more books or other such items. Overall, the build quality is to a very high standard (as I expect from Targus) - The interior is a sort of camo green colour (not that this matters to me but some people may not like this). The straps and back of the bag are well padded and very comfortable to wear - and for me even a heavy load feels okay to lift as the bag spreads the weight (I don't know if this is intentional or not, it might just be me!) I thought the handle was in a bit of a weird place (it connects the two bag straps rather than sitting on the top of the bag) and I thought that its positioning would be uncomfortable, but so far it hasn't bothered me at all! There are probably other things I haven't mentioned, but overall I'm very happy with this bag and I'm sure it will last me my full 3 years at university and much longer! Definitely worth the money

I bought one of these in early April to replace an older Targus that had given up after 3 yrs. I was very happy with its fit, capacity, layout and apparent ruggedness, but here we are in early June, and the stitching on the right shoulder strap, where the mesh outer covers the end of the tensioning strap, has failed, and the whole assembly begun to unravel. I don't know why, I am not aware of abusing the thing: it goes to and from work by car/train 5 days a week - it isn't like I've been wearing it in combat! I am gambling that this is an isolated fault, and have replaced like with like, at no cost, courtesy of Amazon's excellent online customer service.

It took me ages to find a bag that I liked - I went through hundreds of reviews for loads of backpacks. It's not easy finding a good product when there's always someone that's hated it, so you move to the next one and hours is wasted searching. I needed a backpack for Uni to hold my MacBook Pro (2014) in a soft case. In this case, I also have my Wacom graphics tablet, pen and cable, so it makes it fairly thick. I also needed the backpack to have plenty of pockets for the laptop charger, xbox one controller, a battery back for charging my phone, external harddrive, other cables, books, pens, the Master MX wireless mouse and usb sticks. I also wanted it to be not too big and quite light, as the weight will build up with all that stuff being carried around each day. I managed to filter my search EVENTUALLY down to 2 backpacks, so I gave up and bought both so I could see for myself. The other bag was the 'Fubevod Laptop Backpack 15.6 Waterproof', which was a damn good bag, with blinking loads of pockets, but I went with the Targus, because it was a little lighter, smaller and the pockets were easier to access. The laptop section of the Fubevod was behind the shoulder straps which made it a little annoying to easily access - would be more protected that way, but I don't feel I need to worry about that. It was also classed as waterproof, which was another bonus, but this Targus scored more points in easy access, weight and size. It's not easy to choose products these days, especially if you read reviews and want to make sure you're getting value for money and it's going to do everything you want it too, so hopefully this review has helped at least 1 other. One last point to make: I've had the bag for a couple of months now after owning my previous backpack for about 10 years, till the zips finally broke off, so I'm hoping this bag will last me a good number of years to come and so far the zips and material all seem well made and I'm still happy with it. Another point to make! I don't put my MBP in the laptop section with the velcro fastening, as it doesn't fit in there, since I'm using a case too, so it goes in front of it and my laptop charger goes in there. My large wireless mouse goes in the small zipped pocket in the front section where it easily fits with usb sticks etc. There are 2 pockets at the bottom of the main front pocket for my Xbox one pad and battery pack. Books and cables go in the second compartment and the third compartment holds my laptop and charger. I put my earphones case in 1 of the side pockets and my wallet in the small outside front pocket. All done.