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    Links to external bag reviews

    Links to reviews of our bags by blogs, magazines, newspapers, and websites. We update this list quarterly (sometimes more often) with new reviews, but by all means, if there's a review we missed, post a response with a link to the review here and we'll update the master list.

    Absolute Shoulder Strap:

    David Hughes
    But she's a girl...
    Practical Hacks review of updated strap
    Practical Hacks review of older version of strap

    Aeronaut:

    Seek New Travel
    Fat Crip, in our forum unboxing, with video
    Fat Crip, in our forum first impressions
    One Bag, One World
    One Bag, One World Air Boss vs. Aeronaut
    JD Andrews on Vimeo
    Colorado Mountain Mom
    David Kong
    Documentally
    Seek New Travel
    About.com Europe Travel
    AirTreks
    Building Bridges
    ConsumerSearch
    FlyerTalk
    Gadling
    J.Blog
    kjm3579 and others, in our forum
    Made in usa challenge
    One Bag, One World
    Practical Hacks
    Practical Travel Gear
    Simply Bike
    Smarter Travel
    The Vacation Gals
    Veritrope review Part Two
    Veritrope review Part Three
    The Gadgeteer 2008
    The Gadgeteer 2006
    BootsnAll
    Gear Diary
    About.com
    National Parks Traveler
    MousePlanet
    Rainy Day Magazine
    Truly Obscure
    Lonely Planet
    TravelMuse
    Haute Americana
    About.com Europe Travel
    Northern Virginia Magazine
    LLRX

    Brain Bag:

    The Alien Pebble *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    SLR Lounge
    Gear Diary
    Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo—The Best Medium Lightweight Pack
    Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo
    Thinkmac.net
    Notebook Review
    SchwarzTech
    FutureLooks
    Cnet Reviews
    The Vacation Gals
    KK CoolTools
    Nick Hodges
    Gotta Be Mobile
    MaximumPC
    Gear Live
    About This Particular Macintosh
    Bbum's weblog-o-mat
    XtremeComputing
    O'Grady's PowerPage
    TEH & Associates

    Brain Cell:

    Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Gear Diary
    The Brooks Review
    Tactical Gearhead
    TheMacFeed
    IGN
    LLRX
    Macnn
    John T Wang
    OhGizmo!

    Buzz:

    Notebook Review 2007
    Notebook Review 2005
    The Gadgeteer
    SchwarzTech
    LIVEdigitally
    Gotta Be Mobile
    Macnn
    GIGAOM
    Laptop Lifestyle
    SurfBits
    Neontology

    Cache:

    Gear Diary
    GearGuide
    Gear Diary
    What a Trip
    iPad Cases Blog
    iPhone J.D.
    AppleBitch.com
    Macworld
    The Gadgeteer

    Cache for iPad mini:

    Gear Diary

    Cache with Rails:

    Loaded Pocketz *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

    Cadet:

    Cnet How To
    The Next Web
    SurfBits

    Café Bags: Small, Medium, and Large:

    Steven's Blog Medium Café Bag *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Thinkmac.net Small Café Bag
    MacMentor Medium Café Bag
    One Bag, One World Large Café Bag
    Defiant Musings Large Café Bag
    The Gadgeteer all sizes

    Camera I-O:

    SLR Lounge
    Gear Diary
    About This Particular Macintosh
    The Gadgeteer

    Checkpoint Flyer:

    Engadget
    TUAW
    The Gadgeteer
    Slashdot
    Pardon the Disruption
    BoardingArea
    Notebook Review
    SurfBits
    GadgetGuys
    About This Particular Macintosh
    Gadling
    Practical Travel Gear
    Gear Diary
    What a Trip
    New Mac User
    TUAW
    PCWorld
    Gotta Be Mobile
    Bogost
    Apartment Therapy
    GEARFUSE
    Josh Spear
    BoardingArea
    Engadget
    Switched
    EDCforums.com
    Photo This & That
    Gizmos for Geeks
    Power Book Central
    Digital Home Thoughts
    ZDNet
    Gotta Be Mobile
    Macnn
    Practical Hacks
    Sync2Play
    Laptop Picker
    PCWorld
    Entrepreneur
    Cult of Mac
    Lit Central Founders' Blog
    Unclutterer

    Clear Organizer Wallet:

    Noam Freedman

    Clear Quarter Packing Cube:

    One Bag, One World

    Co-Pilot:

    JD Andrews on Vimeo
    Practical Hacks
    One Bag, One World
    Cnet Reviews
    Penguin Girl
    Gear Diary
    Practical Travel Gear
    TechHive
    MacTech
    Wanderlust and Lipstick
    About.com Europe Travel
    Applelinks

    Ego:

    The Gadgeteer
    GearGuide
    Notebook Review
    Tactical Gearhead
    Meryddian's Journeys

    Empire Builder:

    mrmajestic, in our forum
    The Gadgeteer first-opinion review
    The Gadgeteer second-opinion review
    Notebook Review
    OhGizmo!
    Law Practice Matters
    Mac Law Students second review—18 months later
    Mac Law Students first review
    About.com Mobile Office Technology
    Spokes and Beans
    Apple Matters
    O(geek)
    David Peddicord on Vimeo

    Field Journal Notebook:

    Notebook Stories
    Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!
    SurfBits
    The Pen Addict

    Freudian Slips: Horizontal and Vertical:

    earthXplorer Horizontal
    Gear Diary Horizontal
    Gear Diary Vertical

    Glowire:

    Tools & Toys *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

    ID:

    SchwarzTech 2007 review
    SchwarzTech 2005 review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Social Work Tech
    MacApper
    DragonSteelMods
    Geek
    About.com Mobile Office Technology
    Backbone

    Imago:

    Carryology
    SchwarzTech
    OhGizmo!
    The Gadgeteer
    Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!
    Gear Live

    Kit:

    The Quest for Awesome
    Metro Man

    Little Swift:

    Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
    Indigodragonfly
    Lapdog Creations

    Organizer Cubes (various colors and materials):

    The Quest for Awesome
    earthXplorer
    Documentally

    Organizer Pouches (various colors and materials):

    Pocket Blonde
    Gear Diary
    iPhoneWriter

    (Convertible) Packing Cube Backpacks: Aeronaut and Tri-Star/Western Flyer:

    JD Andrews on Vimeo
    The Gadgeteer
    Practical Hacks
    Practical Travel Gear

    (Convertible) Packing Cube Shoulder Bag:

    The Travelite FAQ

    Packing Cubes:

    David Hughes
    Noam Freedman
    JD Andrews on Vimeo
    The Brooks Review
    But she's a girl...
    About.com Europe Travel
    Practical Travel Gear

    RFID Blocking Passport Pouch:

    Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    earthXplorer
    One Bag, One World
    Practical Hacks

    Ristretto for 11" MacBook Air:

    The Mac Screencast Guy
    The Wirecutter
    Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
    Quawkle
    Gear Diary
    Macfilos later review
    Macfilos first review
    Macworld

    Ristretto for 13" MacBook Pro or MacBook Air:

    The Mac Screencast Guy
    The Wirecutter
    The Brooks Review
    Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
    iMore
    Joshua Tucker
    MacSparky
    Cnet Reviews
    Notebooks.com

    Ristretto for iPad:

    The Gadgeteer *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    The Gadgeteer 2013 review
    The Gadgeteer 2010 review
    Cnet How To
    The Mac Screencast Guy
    The Wirecutter
    App4Phone (en francais)
    TechHive
    TUAW
    PCWorld
    The iPad Guide
    Cnet Reviews
    iPhone J.D.
    Gear Diary
    iLounge
    TouchGen
    MobileTechReview
    Craving Tech
    EverythingiCafe
    MacTips
    iPad Cases Blog
    The Real Geeks
    SFGate
    PocketGPSWorld.com
    Naked iPad
    themacfanatic
    iPad Accessories
    The iPad Fan
    Insanely Great Mac
    Macfilos
    Quawkle
    Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
    iPad Cover and Case Blog
    iPad 3D
    Geek
    MacTech
    Jake Ludington's Digital Lifestyle
    The Verizon Zone
    Practical Travel Gear

    Side Effect:

    The Travelite FAQ

    Smart Alec:

    Tools & Toys review of the new version *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    The Quest for Awesome
    Tools & Toys
    Loaded Pocketz Part One
    Loaded Pocketz Part Two
    Loaded Pocketz
    The Brooks Review Part I
    The Brooks Review Part II
    The Brooks Review Part III
    The Bag Collector
    Tools & Toys
    The Brooks Review
    ProfHacker
    TheMacFeed
    fvfvsix, in our forum
    Macnn
    The Gadgeteer
    The Vacation Gals
    Cnet Reviews
    PCSTATS
    Power Book Central
    Shannon Hurst Lane
    Carryology
    1to10 Reviews
    LIVEdigitally
    Gear Live
    MacDailyNews
    FrostyTech
    Traveling Savage
    Backbone
    Funchico.com
    Tumblr.

    Smart Alec Modular Pockets & Straps:

    Loaded Pocketz first review: Lower Pocket *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Loaded Pocketz another use: Lower Pocket *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Loaded Pocketz Upper Pocket
    EDCforums.com Upper Pocket

    Snake Charmer:

    Gear Diary
    Restless tech
    Practical Travel Gear

    Super Ego:

    The Next Web
    Notebook Review
    DragonSteelMods
    The Gadgeteer
    Macnn
    OhGizmo!
    Truc Reviews
    Gotta Be Mobile
    Bicycle Times
    Wax Banks

    Swift:

    Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
    So Crafty on Squidoo
    Lapdog Creations
    Indigodragonfly
    BellaOnline
    Knitter's Review
    Fancy Green
    Truly Obscure
    The Knitting Doctor
    CraftStylish
    Honey bear knits in va

    Synapse 19 (the original Synapse):

    Life Reengineered *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Tynan
    Every Day Commentary
    Blade Reviews 101
    Gear Diary
    The Wirecutter
    ablakey, in our forum
    Justin Lukasavige on Vimeo—The Best Medium Lightweight Pack
    TechnologyTell
    Backcountry Treks
    Off the Blueprint
    Macworld
    Practical Hacks
    Mac Life
    The Vacation Gals
    TechHive
    Tynan
    WN *click Synapse video*
    The Travelite FAQ

    Synapse 25 (the updated Synapse):

    Loaded Pocketz first review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Loaded Pocketz second review *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Loaded Pocketz *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Loaded Pocketz video *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    The Man's Man *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    TechnologyTell *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    Backcountry Treks *NEW LINK—added June 2013*

    Travel Stuff Sack:

    One Bag, One World
    Practical Hacks
    The Travelite FAQ

    Travel Tray:

    Tactical Gearhead *NEW LINK—added June 2013*
    earthXplorer
    Metro Man
    dang, in our forum
    flitcraft, in our forum
    Gear Patrol

    Tri-Star:

    Noam Freedman
    About.com Europe Travel
    Fat Crip, in our forum unboxing, with video
    Fat Crip, in our forum first impressions
    One Bag, One World
    The Next Web
    But she's a girl...
    Documentally
    American Station
    JD Andrews on Vimeo
    The Vacation Gals
    Gear Diary
    Globetrooper
    One Bag, One World
    Practical Travel Gear
    Academichic
    FlyerTalk
    Restless tech
    UPGRD
    Enjoying travel with kids
    Tactical Gearhead
    Travel Hyper
    John L. Smith on Global Access News
    Practical Hacks
    Birnenblog (in deutscher Sprache)
    Gadling
    Lancefrei on YouTube
    HubPages
    Tim Miles The Daily Blur
    FlyerTalk
    TwitC
    The Travelite FAQ
    Chris Pirillo
    The Gadgeteer

    Western Flyer:

    David Hughes
    The Travelite FAQ
    Len, in our forum
    papids2000, in our forum
    TripHackr
    Gear Diary
    FlyerTalk
    Studs Up
    One Bag, One World
    Practical Hacks
    TUAW
    Rainy Day Magazine
    ThisNext
    Travelnewsfood
    GRAZEit
    TechnologyTell
    About.com Europe Travel
    Practical Hacks
    One Bag, One World
    MacNews

    Yarn Stuff Sack:

    Backcountry Treks
    Christine Lukasavige on Vimeo
    Gear Diary
    Bmore crafty

    Zephyr:

    SchwarzTech
    PCWorld
    Restless tech
    johnwilker.com
    Gear Diary
    Notebook Review
    Macworld
    Applelinks
    Last edited by desalme; 06-05-2013 at 01:11 PM. Reason: June 2013--update links and remove broken links
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    Well done! A very helpful resource to be able to refer back to packing, usability, or other info about our bags.
    Karl

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    Synapse review from The Wirecutter's (also with a couple links to reviews already included above.)

    Tom Bihn Synapse Backpack | The Wirecutter
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    Thanks, webtrashma! Your link to The Wirecutter's review of the Synapse is now in the master list, above.
    Last edited by desalme; 12-10-2012 at 07:45 AM.
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    BrooksReview.net reviews the Smart Alec - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
    "It's dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

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    The Boston Herald Imago link is a dead end. Searching the BH site("tom bihn imago") returns this: Bihn takes bulk out of laptop messenger bag | Boston Herald

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    Thank you for the heads-up, roarmouse.

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    The Boston Herald Imago link is a dead end. Searching the BH site("tom bihn imago") returns this: Bihn takes bulk out of laptop messenger bag | Boston Herald

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    Thank you, Karl!

    Quote Originally Posted by KarlJ View Post
    Well done! A very helpful resource to be able to refer back to packing, usability, or other info about our bags.

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    Thank you, bvp663. The links you pointed out are now in the master list.

    Quote Originally Posted by bvp663 View Post
    BrooksReview.net reviews the Smart Alec - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

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