MATEIN Rolling Backpack with 4 Wheels, 17 inch Roller Travel Laptop Backpack for Women Men, Large Water Resistant Business Wheeled Bag, Airline Approved Carry on Luggage Suitcase Bag, Black

I needed a lightweight rolling backpack that will fit in a US Domestic airline overhead bin and might be stowable under the seat.I own the Osprey rolling backpack for five years and replaced it with the Matein. These are the only two rolling backpacks (Osprey and Matein) that have a handle with two arms. All the others I found had only one arm handles. Only a two arm handle can accomodate a "slide on" carry item. If you only have a rolling handle with only one arm any carry on piece you try to attach will spin around to the front and/or rear of the bag and make it impossible to roll the suitcase/backpack. So after eliminating 90% of the other rolling backpacks and rolling duffels I only had two choices: Osprey and Matein, of which I know own both.On my last trip I took the Matein and found it more to my liking than the Osprey. The Osprey is a very well made and executed backpack. It has an array of features and a very sturdy roll carriage. The backpack system is robust, dynamic and adjustable: an important aspect if you are backpacking and carry the bag on your back while hiking in a 'wilderness' situation. I don't do that. I travel for business and sometimes pleasure in the US and Europe. I do not need a robust backpack system for a carry situation. The only times I have to carry on my back is if I can't roll the bag on cobbelstone streets, stairs, and other situations where I only have to backpack the bag for brief times. Having a robust system is great but for my use it is unneeded and takes space from the packing capacity, makes the bag bulkier and larger and unwieldy and has a backpacker look. The Matein bag is inches smaller than the Osprey, has a more modest look and is somewhat elegant in that it does not present as a big backpack for expedition use.The cons (problems) with the Matein bag are easily corrected and I hope the manufacturer sees my comments and makes the changes: 1) The zippers are an "off brand" and look weak but have not failed so maybe its. vanity to want "branded" zippers 2) The zippers should (don't now) be able to open from either end of the zipper so they should use a zipper that can be unzipped with two rather than one zipper pull. 3) The smallest zippered pocket on the top of the bag is too small for an iphone or a wallet: it needs to be an inch or two larger in both directions and should have bellow expansion so it can hold more items such as glasses in a case and my iphone. 4) the fabic used to construct the bag is light and has a good look but I would like to see a fabric that has a little stretch in it 5) Add an expansion feature so if (which always happens) I return from a trip with more items than I started out with I can expand the bag: signifcantly would be better (like a 3 inch expansion capacity). I understand the bag would no longer be a carry-on and would have to go as baggage but in my experience I only need the capacity on the final leg or return flight and having an expansion feature would be something I very much want knowing that I have to put the pack on the plane and baggage and wait for it at the arrival airport. Most of us travellers do this anyway (send something on the plane as baggage on the final leg of the trip) so having the option of expanding the rolling backpack would be a homerun for me.Other than those minor improvements the Matein bag as it currently is made is what I use on my travels and the Osprey is in the closet and I will lend it to a family member who needs a bulkier more robust rolling backpack.

I loved the size of this backpack. Perfect as a carry-on in an airplane and lots of compartments to keep everything organized.

I'm at the airport with it right now. I like how it has the option to turn into a backpack. When I adjust the shoulder straps, sometimes they don't stay in place. But I only need it to be a backpack for a short time. I love the multi directional wheels but the balance is off. It always wants to fall forward. You have to drag it backwards to set the wheels in the correct position where it will support itself. I find myself wagging it around for a while trying to get it to stand on its own. The shoulder straps are a small annoyance- no problem. But the imbalance of the whole unit is why this didn't get 5 stars. Also, just get the 18". It's still a carry-on and it's already a little bigger than a school backpack.

Perfect

Excellent product. It is easy to use and has enough compartments to carry all of my personal belongings.

Not a bad backpack, but definitely room for improvement. First, if you have the pull handle up, there is a rather large gap in the main part of the bag, exposing whatever is in the main compartment to the elements (ie, rain, sleet, etc). Next double zippers would be nice on all the pockets. This backpack only has them on the main pouch. The others have single zippers, making it difficult to secure items in these pockets. And also making it easy for stuff to fall out and difficult to access things in the pocket quickly and easily b/c you can only open it from one side and have to open the entire pocket to get stuff on the other side. Adding dual zippers to all of the pockets would definitely make this bag better and more secure. Overall the weight is good and the wheels seam to be smooth. My other suggestion would be to add a way to counter balance the bag in the front, it has a tendency to tip over when sitting upright when you have a lot of items in the front pockets, especially when you have a computer in the computer pocket, it has a tendency to make the bag more front heavy.

The actual backpack is quite tough and reliable, but here are my issues. I live where there is a lot of dirt, so over time the wheels gave out rather quickly, but for most people, this wouldn't really be an issue. Everything on the inside works as intended for a long time, unless otherwise in the dirt. Mine made a super big hole right in the middle of it because of the dirt, and that was not fun, but probably otherwise still good for most people. The handle gave out pretty quick, but I am not delicate with my things, so take that with a grain of salt. The side pocket for water bottles also tore quickly, but I was also putting pencils in there, so more salt.To sum up: Do not use in the dirt, you will ruin a really good backpack. And otherwise it is a really good backpack if I was not the owner.

Wonderful roomie backpack/roller bag. I am using it for an upcoming trip and I hope it holds up. The only thing that’s a concern is I wish the extendable handle was longer.