I used to hate laptop bags. But I have to say, the Dicota bags are pretty damn good. They're light (I find Targus bags to be somewhat heavy even without a laptop in them!) and very practical. I think they meet all your criteria for being suitable bags for laptops while traveling and an all purpose backback otherwise. I have an older model of the 17" bag for my Apple powerbook, check it: http://www.dicotaus.com/?tID=9. It's a bit more than $50 (around $70) but totally worth it in my opinon. Messenger bags are alright if you're into style, and I'm the messenger bag type, but messenger bags are bad for the back if you're gonna be doing seriously traveling. I travel all over Europe for work and fun with this bag, always with laptop on hand. Anyways, good luck, Mike
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I used to hate laptop bags. But I have to say, the Dicota bags are pretty damn good. They're light (I find Targus bags to be somewhat heavy even without a laptop in them!) and very practical. I think they meet all your criteria for being suitable bags for laptops while traveling and an all purpose backback otherwise. I have an older model of the 17" bag for my Apple powerbook, check it: http://www.dicotaus.com/?tID=9. It's a bit more than $50 (around $70) but totally worth it in my opinon. Messenger bags are alright if you're into style, and I'm the messenger bag type, but messenger bags are bad for the back if you're gonna be doing seriously traveling. I travel all over Europe for work and fun with this bag, always with laptop on hand. Anyways, good luck, Mike