All have a magnetic quick-release button if you can't slip it over your head (it shouldn't open until you're actually trying to). The front of the bag has a smaller zip-up slot for a Kindle or iPad, plus an exterior compartment with several pockets for cables, pens, chargers, notebooks, and other smaller stashables. L. Bean's merchandise, its rugged construction is designed for long, wet mornings spent trudging through the New England muck. Although we haven't tried it, we've used a bunch of this brand's lineup now—including several backpacks and totes—and all are well made and sophisticated-looking.

Unfold that plastic and place it in the laptop pocket—that gives the bag structure and provides a little more protection for your expensive tech.

It gets its name for the add-ons that work as an efficient system for your needs, taking you from work to dinner to weekends away. There are two zippers along the top of the Drift; one for the 28-liter main compartment, the other for a padded laptop pocket that fits a 16-inch PC. Good for a sunny day, a rainy day, a bad hair day, an I-just-need-a-little-something-extra kinda day. The Totepack is essentially the same bag, but can be used a tote or backpack like the United By Blue option.

This is a slightly bigger bag from the brand, and it's made from paper-thin nylon stuffed with scrap yarn. The black and gray is not the normal style I'd go for, but it's incredibly pretty in the slate blue and brown colorways. Moment's Tote is one of our favorites because it can keeps you organized and distributes weight like magic.I ended up having to snag some Velcro strips to add to the top since my computer was a snag toooo big for it, and I mean barely(14 inch hp) but I loved the case so much I didn't even mind! There's a padded laptop sleeve, two interior side pockets that can hold mini-umbrellas or even a flat shoe, a small zip pocket hidden inside the exterior V-shape sleeve that holds a phone, and a luggage passthrough on the other side. A dedicated phone pocket on the side of the tote is lined with a fuzzy non-abrasive fabric that won't scratch your screen. It comes with a thin foam seat pad that adds protection to the laptop pocket but also works as a cushion in a pinch if you need to sit on an uncomfortable surface. Timbuk2's Spark Mini, especially in its Eco Nautical Pop colorway, looks like it stepped right out of a late ’80s, early ’90s mood board.