Sooooo happy to hear that you could fit an Archetype in there!! Pretty pictures... That means I'd be able to fit my Archetype (13" Macbook) in there. hehehehehehehe.

I second Plum! I might settle for Olive, but Plum is my Christmas wish :P

Happy about the water bottle pocket, too... can't wait to see it.

I concur with eristick that not everyone drives to the store -- in an effort to drive less and less, we usually walk to the grocery store nearby, and take a bus to the farmers market.

I ended up going the completely tooth-achingly sweet cute route :P

This is what I got:
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/popcute/sx-pb-26901/

Made for youth, but completely thoughtful details like...

Thanks everyone! Your info really helped. Now I'm kind of waiting to see what the new/upcoming smaller backpack would look like. Buzz is still a contender :-)

Thanks for the clarification, Darcy!

I'd volunteer to run the bag circle, except I'm nowhere near web-savvy (maybe not even on the same planet) :P

I think I will return the Smart Alec (although...

Are you working this late, on a Sunday?!

Thanks for the info... I might try this, so I can further baby my Archetype =)
Aya

I have a question to Buzz owners out there, as I'm new to shopping for a laptop bag.

After you stash away your laptop in the back compartment, just how much stuff fits in it? I'm going to school...

I understand what you're saying... I do feel 60 days is a sufficient return period. It's just that I kind of feel guilty returning things. Also everyone's body is different. I saw pictures of other...

I do kind of have the same problem. As much as I love the products, I just never know how it would feel on my body until I wear the bag with some stuff in it. I have a very small body frame, and it's...

Whee! Love it. Plum/Sapphire would go along with the fall/winter's jewel tone mood...and Plum/Cocoa sounds kind of comfy. Don't know why. Maybe it's like wine and chocolate :P

Can't wait to see...

Thanks for the update, Darcy!

So, early December, eh? Do you think, like you mentioned before, that there will be more external pockets--changing the streamlined look a bit?

For those of us who augment walking and biking with public transit and Flex/Zipcar (both of which require whipping out the respective card quickly):

It would be awesome if you could make a transit...

I'm not the original poster, but Plum/Olive sounds nice to me! (Of course purple and green are/were my favorite/wedding colors, so it figures.) :-)

Never mind, I think I found the answer to my own question here:
http://www.tombihn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=952

When you were talking about only Black, Crimson & Steel U.S. made ballistic...

Hi there,

Darcy, you mentioned that Tom is working on a redesign of the Smart Alec. Any estimate as to when the newly-designed SA's might be available for purchase...?

Also, any chance the...

A cell phone pocket/shoulder strap solution that can be added to the shoulder strap after the fact would be GREAT! My friend has a Buzz, and seeing him made me have a cell-phone-pocket-on-the-strap...