Well after about a little more than a month the Tumi computer bag has been holding up very well to Daily (5-6 days a week) use. It has gotten wet (damp). No amage to items inside and still looks like new. I know that some have had Tumi items for years and they still look new. If this is the case then this (MY) Tumi bag is following that same pattern. I still manage to get all the essentials in the bag, however I feel that the bag could be an extra inch or so in wide. I find myself having to situate my laptop charger cord just right in order that it does not press against my laptop scren (sony txn15p) as not to damage it. This has to be done because I also carry my Canon sd650 camara in the front pocket. All in All not a big problem. Typically items in my Tumi bag are laptop (model mentioned above 11.1 inch screen), Canon point and shoot, Ipod, laptop power supply, shure E2's, 2 dvd's in plastic cases, London top 10 book (for upcoming trip), ink pen and usually a magazine or 2. Again so far so good. I did see a bag by Samsonite that looked very good. I have had good use of samsonite products 1 of which is a hardside suitcase that I can't break. The price was MUCH lower than the Tumi product and was slightly bigger overall. Had second thoughts for a little while , however I know that I usually make good first decsisions. So Thanks everyone for the help. Hopefully this case will last a very long, long time.