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Best Leather Laptop Bag
Lucchese Cosimo Backpack
Pros
- Incredibly high-quality leather
- Separate laptop pocket, a lot of functional space
Cons
- Higher price point
If you’re a businessman in Dallas, a tech bro in Austin, or a C-suite boss working from your Jackson Hole cabin, you need to buy Lucchese. Jokes aside, Lucchese—which is more known as one of our favorite cowboy boot brands—has quietly been building out an incredible suite of men’s bags and travel gear. Though a lot of the brand’s production happens in the U.S. the Cosimo collection is made in Italy, and the quality easily rivals those bigger-name Italian brands.
The back pocket on this bag easily fits a laptop, and the leather is heavy enough to keep your tech safe. That means you’ve got the entire large pocket to store whatever it is you store in there, making this functionally one of the most spacious bags on this list.
| Capacity | 15L |
|---|---|
| Laptop Pocket | About 14″ |
Most versatile laptop backpack
Dagne Dover Dakota Neoprene Backpack
Pros
- Available in 3 sizes and 6 colors
- Comes with shoe bag and dust bag
- Water-resistant, washable fabric
Cons
- Smallest size is for laptop plus essentials only
Dagne Dover’s signature Dakota will do the organizing for you, with a dedicated spot for every necessity, in and out; just prepare the bits and bobs. It’ll then guard them with a water-resistant, quick-drying outer, keeping them safe and sound where you can effortlessly access them. As for where it’ll suit best, judging by its look: Office, gym, downtown, subway, bar, Guatemala… Just about everywhere in this planet.
| Capacity | 8L, 16L, and 20L |
|---|---|
| Laptop Sleeve | 13″ and 16″ |
Most Utilitarian Laptop Bag
Troubadour Pioneer Backpack
When you pack heavy with a laptop inside, get a heavy-duty backpack to match. Troubadour’s pioneer is an absolute monster: Big, tough-as-nails, and ridiculously useful with pockets on top of pockets, compartment next to compartment. If you’ve seen far too many laptop backpacks crap out when the occasion calls for more is more, never again will you be disappointed with the Pioneer. It’s got a shtick for everything you can possibly put in there, shoes included.
| Capacity | 23.5 L |
|---|---|
| Laptop Sleeve | 17″ |
What to Look for in Laptop Backpacks
- Capacity: Certainly, it’s not just a laptop that your backpack will store—no one’s life is that simple. Hence, this is why you should consider the capacity or volume of a laptop backpack: How much and what kind of stuff it can hold besides the laptop matter just as much.
- Organization: As defined by pockets and compartments, the organization inside a laptop backpack makes or breaks what you’ll carry it as and to: If it’s got a shoe compartment, you can carry it as a gym bag to Equinox; with water bottle pockets, it makes for a outdoor-friendly carry-all; and if it has a luggage sleeve, bring it to your next flight so you can work on your laptop in the air. And don’t forget the many small pockets that you’ll find for quick access of stuff—any organization that’ll save you from digging through your bag ever again.
- Laptop Sleeves: It’s what makes a laptop backpack a… laptop backpack. Inside the sleeve, padded for better protection or not, is where you’ll nicely slip your laptop in and out. The size of the sleeve thus is the game-changer here. If you have a 14-inch MacBook Pro, for instance, your sleeve should house at most that much. (Of course, sometimes a sleeve is more of a separate compartment itself, which is more than welcomed.)
How We Picked the Best Laptop Bags
We tried a bunch of them. We wore the backpacks to the office, the coffee shop, and around town. We traveled with them, and we stress tested them. The backpacks that stood up to all that while looking good, those are the backpacks you see here today. Those are the best laptop backpacks on the market.
Why Trust Esquire?
Because we have your best interest in mind. Not only are we style nerds, we’re tech freaks. It’s not good enough for something to look good. It’s got to perform just as well. A laptop bag has got to protect your gadgets and fit your personal style. That’s why we had to test these and give you our honest opinions.
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