At first, the Logitech KINETIK 15.4 Backpack looks like a turtle, with it's strange "shell," but after you test out the extra protection the lightweight exo-shell provides your trusty notebook, you won't care if you do look a little like a tortise. (My husband, on the other hand, thinks it's a really "cool feature.")

With the added pockets, there's room for a notebook, a digital camera, music player -- all your electronics in fact - and even if you load it up, the contoured back panel makes it comfortable. The convenience pockets and cargo bays are plentiful and the padded notebook sleeve is expandable. (I hiked around the block with it packed with my 15" laptop, a bunch of peripherals, camera, iPhone, two paperbacks, tons of pens, one school notebook, headset, earbuds, one collapsible headset, 3 magazines, a snack for the trip...)