Piel Leather XL Laptop Tote Bag

Pros: This bag has a beautiful, study construction. The leather is very thick and genuine. The inside has a great construction with a large laptop pocket with a tab and two notebook pockets. There are also multiple other small pockets to hold personal items. I love the structure and construction of the bag. I typically take my work laptop, a few containers for food, notebook, and cords in the main part of the bag. (It's fairly full this one). I then stick small wallet and other personal item in outer pockets. The metal feet on the bottom really help to keep the bottom from getting scratched up. Contrary to what some reviewers say on other websites, the bag does stand up on its own for me. If it doesn't stand up for you, I believe you can stuff it with newspaper for a day to reshape it. Great purchase so far! Cons: The bag is not a full 7 inches wide. The structured base is closer to 5 inches, although the top may stretch to around 7, if unzipped and stuffed full. Although I like the structure of the bag, it is true that it does not flex as much for additional items as an open tote.

Pros: The inner details were beautiful and we'll done. The leather had a soft hand. I loved this bag. I would have purchased if the handles were the rounded style. Cons: The straps were "flat". The other bags I was considering all had the rounded handles (with whatever is used to make them tube like) that felt really nice in my hand.