Well, I decided it was time to retire my old bags and after reading through this thread I decided to go with TravelPro. I got the Platinum 22" suiter and it has been wonderful. I can't know whether or not it is one of the best bags made, but I can definitely say that it is THE best bag that I have ever owned. In shopping, I dismissed the handle extension as a gadget that didn't hurt anything even though I wouldn't use it ("does it really matter if I hold my hand this way or this way?") - WRONG - I love it! While I couldn't honestly call it a feature I couldn't live without, I use it practically all the time and find it to be much more comfortable. The bag itself is well built and cleverly designed with lots of little features I had never really thought about. For those buying new bags, the TravelPro is definitely worth considering.