When both of my boys were in college, I bought them both a laptop backpack. My one son went to school on his bike, so he really got use of his comfortable laptop backpack. My other son drove, but he loved all the roominess of his laptop backpack. These backpacks are not only wide and deep, but also have additional features which make them more useful. The laptop backpacks I bought them had many organizer compartments, CD, cell phone and water bottle compartments and you still had room for books. These bags are well worth the money to protect your expensive electronics. I found the best place to by the laptop backpacks was online. There are many brands and price points. Some bags come with customer reviews too, so that was an extra help in deciding what to buy. My sons also use their laptop bags for traveling as well. With all the roominess and compartments, you can fit lots of your luggage type items in there. Plus these backpacks are made for comfort and durability. These bags will be well used for years.