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Yes. Now chuckle to yourself while I introduce my aunt Fanny (ordinary name amongst women of a certain age in the UK and USA).

And one often sees men and women wearing a fanny pack.

I have their panniers and saddle bag on my bike. I've traded in my jansport back pack for one of their midsized packs. If I had a laptop I'd probably get this pannier.

I have their panniers and saddle bag on my bike. I've traded in my jansport back pack for one of their midsized packs. If I had a laptop I'd probably get this pannier.

I have their panniers and saddle bag on my bike. I've traded in my jansport back pack for one of their midsized packs. If I had a laptop I'd probably get this pannier.

I have their panniers and saddle bag on my bike. I've traded in my jansport back pack for one of their midsized packs. If I had a laptop I'd probably get this pannier.

I've had this bag for over 5 years! Five years! No problems at all. It fits all I need, carries horizontally as a briefcase, wears like a backpack, and has a comfy oversized shoulder strap if you can't decide how you want to lug it. It's waterproof (watch out for the zipper though which can't stop everything), doubles as a pillow in the late-night air terminals, and is just about indestrictible. I've seen it get wedged (without the laptop in it of course) into the wheel gears on the x-ray table at LAX. They just reversed the gears expecting the worst, no damage whatsoever. Made from ballistics-grade Cordura (whatever that means). Honestly the best darn bag I've ever had. It's not quite $50 (runs $62 plus the internal padded bag that I use standalone for quick short trips), but it's close enough and it's worth every penny. JandD will also fix anything for life. So even if you break it, they will repair it. Who can beat that?

I've had this bag for over 5 years! Five years! No problems at all. It fits all I need, carries horizontally as a briefcase, wears like a backpack, and has a comfy oversized shoulder strap if you can't decide how you want to lug it. It's waterproof (watch out for the zipper though which can't stop everything), doubles as a pillow in the late-night air terminals, and is just about indestrictible. I've seen it get wedged (without the laptop in it of course) into the wheel gears on the x-ray table at LAX. They just reversed the gears expecting the worst, no damage whatsoever. Made from ballistics-grade Cordura (whatever that means). Honestly the best darn bag I've ever had. It's not quite $50 (runs $62 plus the internal padded bag that I use standalone for quick short trips), but it's close enough and it's worth every penny. JandD will also fix anything for life. So even if you break it, they will repair it. Who can beat that?

I've had this bag for over 5 years! Five years! No problems at all. It fits all I need, carries horizontally as a briefcase, wears like a backpack, and has a comfy oversized shoulder strap if you can't decide how you want to lug it. It's waterproof (watch out for the zipper though which can't stop everything), doubles as a pillow in the late-night air terminals, and is just about indestrictible. I've seen it get wedged (without the laptop in it of course) into the wheel gears on the x-ray table at LAX. They just reversed the gears expecting the worst, no damage whatsoever. Made from ballistics-grade Cordura (whatever that means). Honestly the best darn bag I've ever had. It's not quite $50 (runs $62 plus the internal padded bag that I use standalone for quick short trips), but it's close enough and it's worth every penny. JandD will also fix anything for life. So even if you break it, they will repair it. Who can beat that?

JANDD makes a series of terrific briefcases. The one I use is designed for bike commuters and has a great waterproof cover that can be concealed under a zippered back, which serves the second purpose of covering the bike rack hooks. For their briefcases, they also sell padded laptop inserts which hook securely into the bag so they don't bounce around. The insert can also have its own strap, so you can take it out and use it as its own shoulderbag. The only real drawback to that is that the only storage on the insert itself is a couple of mesh pockets - so don't expect to be able to haul a power supply unless you're planning on carrying the whole briefcase. But I generally keep mine in there and it's a very secure and functional briefcase that is plain and nice without looking overly professional and stuffy.

JANDD Computer Adaptable Pack (CAP)
This also clips into their backpacks/briefcases.
I've got this setup for work and I love it. The bags are of very high quality(had one for 12 years now - near daily use) and are functional as hell.