I'm on my second (the first was stolen). I think TUMI is excellent. Before buying my first TUMI laptop bag, I had one by a lower-priced competitor (I don't recall the brand). I'm fairly rough on luggage and, within a year, the zippers had broken and the nylon had started to unravel. My first TUMI went 5 years before it was stolen. My new TUMI that replaced it is at 3+ years and looks brand new. In addition to the TUMI laptop bag, I have another one with wheels (6 years old), a TUMI rollaboard, garment bag and large rolling suitcase. The stuff is expensive, but I think it's worth it -- tough and well-designed. By the way, $250 for a laptop bag is good. My current one (which is the larger laptop bag) was $450.