Has your laptop already arrived? If not, you can still add it to your order at the cheap price. They let me do that (get the new cheap price), even though it was $143 even when ordered with the laptop when I placed my order.
Glad I could help. I haven't noticed any problems, other than it being harder to carry if I put tons of stuff (over 10lbs weight for the bag) in it. Which isn't exactly a problem. I'm not used to carrying heavy stuff though. If you were...
This picture should be able to give you a good idea how the strap is. As you can see from the picture, the bag hangs in its normal upright position.
That center zipper looks like the laptop storage in the briefcase. I'd say it has...
No, it can't be worn as a backpack. No top handle either. It just has the one strap that connects at the two top corners. You'd have to buy the backpack version for that (which is why I ordered that one as well).
It's about 18" wide and 12" high with a depth of 5". It's not really that bad for carrying around. I put the strap on my shoulder on one side and let the bag sit against my hip on the other side (strap goes across my chest...
There is a pocket in the "lid" flap (where the alien head is) that has a little hole for a headphones wire to come out. I use it to store my iPod. Very nice.
Also on the front is pocket that has three loops to hold pens and...
After ordering on Feb. 13th and being in phase 3 for a month (backordered parts), I'm finally in phase 9. It went into phase 5 on Wednesday, phase 8 this morning, and just hit phase 9.
I should have my 5500 sometime next week! Yay! ...
