Jason Gerdon November 19th, 2007

By Daniel W. of A True Review

The Mobile Edge G-Pak is a very comfortable bag to wear.  The padded shoulder straps and strategically padded back panel makes the bag easy on the shoulders and back even when the bag is heavily loaded.  The mesh covering on said padding help minimize perspiration when wearing the bag for long periods of time in warm temperatures.

Being that the notebook compartment is located at the back of the main compartment, I initially thought it would be difficult to insert and remove a notebook computer (because of my experiences with other backpacks with similarly located notebook compartments).  However, the tapered design of the G-Pak’s notebook compartment really countered my concerns as the abnormally wide entrance to the compartment made inserting and removing a notebook computer really easy.

The notebook compartment is very roomy and can easily accommodate computers up 15″ screens (thick or thin, wide or standard).  I almost want to say that the bag can even handle certain 17″ notebooks though I do not have one on hand to try.  In my actual experience, the compartment easily accommodated, separately, a 15″ Dell Inspiron 8600 as well as a 14″ Compaq Presario 2000 with an extended battery.  Though the compartment is quite wide, the elastic Velcro strap does help keep the enclosed computer secure.

The rest of the G-Pak’s main compartment is fairly roomy.  It can easily accommodate thick textbooks, binders, folders, and/or light sweatshirts and jackets.  However, this bag is not “hiking backpack” sized; it cannot handle heavy jackets, multiple thick textbooks, and other really large items.
The various accessory pockets in the main compartment work well holding various computer related accessories such as a power adapter and a mouse as well as CDs and flash drives.
 
The two wing compartments are quite roomy for side pockets.  These compartments are nearly as tall as the main compartment.  They can easily accommodate long items such as a compact umbrella.  For all you in-line skaters out there, they can even fit fairly flat shoes in them (one per compartment)!
 
The hidden water bottle holder design is a nice touch as it helps keep the bag’s streamline look when the holder is not needed but is there when it is needed.  The holder can hold standard half liter water/soda bottles as well as canned drinks.  Any substantially bigger bottles would need to be placed in one of the bigger wing compartments.
 
The media pocket compartment is roomy enough to hold a CD player or even multiple iPods and other portable media players.  The location of this pocket is really well placed.  Being high on the bag means less cable needs to feed out of the pocket.
 
The cell phone pocket on the left shoulder strap is convenient - if your phone can fit into this long but narrow pocket.  It does alternatively function well as an accessories pocket for frequently accessed things such as pens, flash drives, keys, and change.

To check out Daniel’s entire review of the G-Pak, click HERE

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