Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack review (notebook carrying backpack)

All in all, we found plenty of room to stow pretty much anything we even thought to bring with us on a trip. Our only complaint: the compartments are so deep that it can be difficult to access items at the bottom, and we found ourselves wishing the ScanFast's zippers opened wider. Some of this can be chalked up to the nature of the backpack style, which is very vertically oriented, but slightly longer zippers could have greatly improved the ease of access.

For the time being, the ScanFast is available in one size that can accommodate up to 17-inch laptops. As such, the bag is rather large, measuring 16 inches wide, 19 inches high, and 6.5 inches thick. Though we felt a bit self-conscious wearing such a large bag, we did find it quite comfortable for carrying a larger laptop; mesh padding on the back panel and padded shoulder straps helped evenly distribute the laptop's weight.

At $100, the ScanFast backpack seems reasonably priced; it's made of ballistic nylon and feels sturdy enough to endure many an airport screening procedure. Of course, as with all checkpoint-friendly bags, the ScanFast Backpack comes with one major caveat: the TSA issued guidelines for the bags, but stopped short of certifying the final product. An individual agent can still ask you to remove your laptop for any reason, and we suspect that many TSA agents will be unfamiliar with the new bag designs and force you to do just that.