Meridian V2.0 Nylon BagPack w/TSA Laptop Pocket

I just got the bag a couple of weeks ago and I'm still working from home at the moment, but from the little I have used it I think it's a fantastic bag. I love the size and the material feels high quality. Also, after a few tries it's extremely easy to convert from messenger mode to backpack mode, which us super handy as a Dad of a 3 month old.

This design of this bag is genius. Really good quality too. I prefer to rock a shoulder/messenger bag in general, I like the style and better for meetings. I have a lot of stuff I carry around with me (laptop, tablet, book(s), charging cables, etc.), which gets heavy. Being able to snap it into a backpack and back to a messenger is soooo nice! I love love love this bag!

The versatility of the bag is apparent right away and it's made extremely well; I definitely don't worry about having any issues with the zipper, strap/s, or any other handles, it's here to stay!
The reason it's not 5 stars is due to the strap twisting and the movement from the pad. This generally happens as it isn't the easiest to transition. I will admit that I practiced getting this to happen a bit easier and that helped but the strap is in a constant twist as it moves to easy through the rings in the shoulder pad.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this bag to everyone - It's a beautiful bag - well made - and versatile. I'll take that for momentary frustration, once it's on, I'm proud to have it.

I really wanted to love this bag - but.

What I do like about it - I like the material and color, very sleek looking. I like the small form, ( even bought a smaller computer so I could use this bag)*.

What I don't like - I find it very difficult to transition into the backpack, it may be my issue being short and a bit overweight, not sure, but no matter how many times I tried, it just never transitioned smoothly and I looked like a turtle stuck on it's back albeit upright. The removable shoulder pad is kind of useless, I was able to get the connectors slimmed down, but it never lands where it should, on the shoulder after transitioning.

It does hold everything you might need in a laptop bag. The inside is black so it can be difficult to see inside.

IF I use this bag at all in the future it will be as a briefcase and/or messenger bag only.

*I have a normal 15" laptop that does not fit in this bag - I needed a new computer anyways so getting this bag was the push I needed to get a new smaller laptop.

This is a nice bag. It's a fairly slim profile, yet has lots of pockets and fits things nicely. More than enough room for a 13" laptop, a tablet, all sort of connectors, books, sunglasses, etc. The construction seems to be fairly high quality as well, with one exception (described shortly). The conversion to a backpack is quite easy and convenient.

There are two design issues I'd like to point out. The first one is that there is no easy way to attach this to carry-on luggage. The handles are not wide enough to fit over my suitcase handles. Thus, I had to buy a third-party strap to connect the bag, which is rather inconvenient. Most other bags of this form factor have some sort of sleeve to attach to the suitcase handle, so the omission here is slightly disappointing. The second design issue is that the nylon strap is very smooth, and therefore does not permit a good hold when using it on your shoulder. The provided shoulder pad is small, an awkward shape, and not very effective. I find carrying this with one shoulder to be difficult - it always slips down.

Lastly, I've only had the bag for a ~month, but some of the material on the handle is already starting to peel off. I hope this is just a fluke and not indicative of overall quality.

Despite these issues, I do find the bag very nice to look at and use, and do highly recommend it. I would probably purchase another one if I lost my current one.