Just noticed this thread, should've posted my response from my other thread here

I just ended up buying a BR214, but I know what you mean about the Victorinox. I was looking for a latop case with wheels for an up-coming overseas trip, but for me, I wanted one that would also fit underneath the seat as well as the overhead. I was originally gonna get the BR212, but it was awfully fat, we (the store sales lady and myself) measured it at 10" when the case was laying down as it would be in a plane, and that's without anything in it (even though the tag said 8"). Anyhow, I asked them at the store if it would fit under an airline seat and they said it would be iffy. The manager of the store was very knowledgeable and she actually uses B&R for her own travels. So I brought my current laptop case into the store (targus corporate traveller CUCT02A) and found that everything fit nicely in the BR214 with room to spare. My current laptop is a widescreen HP dv5t pavillion with a 17" widescreen so I was very surprised it fit. Latptop dimensions are 14x10x1.8" for those that want to know. I just wish they had a little outside pocket in front to put a book or something... Also, the bag was relatively light (8lbs), and surprising easy to carry. So that's the BR214, which I ended up buying.

The 212 is a wonderful bag though, for the price, I really liked it. I'm gonna bring a tape measure with me when I fly this next trip to measure the under-seat area and see if it the 212 will fit. If it does, I'll probably go back and buy it. The sales folks also brought out a Victorinox architect 2.0 parliament rolling bag. It was real nice as well, very similar to B&R but they have pockets on the outside next to the handle where B&R just has air as bagobsessive mentions. It also had a softer bag bottom (the BR was very firm), and that was nice because it has some "give" for the times you might need to squish it a bit to fit under a tight seat. The external pockets next to the handle are great for stowing things like cables and chargers, and is a big advantage to engineers such as me who might need to bring a lot of cables with them when they fly. The only downside to that bag was it was ~$480, so for the price (about 50% less), I still like the BR212. If the price differential were <$75, I'd get the Victorinox. Again, it may not fit under an airline seat though, it was wide (though with the soft bottom, it will squish a bit).