Mountain Hardwear Salida Laptop Backpack

Great Construction, Smaller than Hoped
March 09, 2012

This backpack is quality. The only downside is that is a bit smaller than it looks. The laptop sleeve doesn't quite fit my 15" MacBook, so that's a bit of a drag. Though, for the price and the brand I would buy it again.

Great bag for laptop & stuff
August 25, 2011

I use this to carry my laptop, and assorted paerwork. Great for flying. Carries everything I need. It is nice to have my hands free when going though airports and meetings.

August 12, 2011

I ordered this backpack to school and travel and it has worked great for both! it has gone with me everywhere this summer and carried everything i need and then some.

Great backpack, somewhat small though
December 04, 2010

The backpack is made of solid material and is very comfortable to wear. I use it almost entirely for school and it does not bother me to load it to capacity and walk to and from class. It is somewhat small, however. If you're laptop is on the larger side, you will have trouble fitting it into the sleeve. The sleeve also has no padding. Overall, I think it is very high quality, but I have not had it long so I cannot make a claim as to its longevity.

Great backpack- a few drawbacks
November 11, 2010

I love this backpack. It is very durable and I love the way it looks. The black color has stripes that you cant see in the picture, but are very cool. However, the main reason I bought this backpack was because of the laptop holder. One thing I didn't like was that there is only padding on the back of the laptop holder, leaving the front exposed with out padding. Also it is a little smaller than I hoped, so probably not the best choice for a high school student carrying more than one book.

Good fit to smaller (ladies) back sizes, stable shape wearing
September 06, 2010

We purchased this laptop backpack for my daughter (5'1") to carry her computer (14.1") and some folders to school. We wanted a backpack which fitted smaller backs, and did not sag away from the back when loaded so it remains snug against the back and this backpack did this nicely. Solid construction and materials and back friendly. With this backpack you cannot go wrong.

Well made, functional, poor colour-match to photo.
September 01, 2010

Bought this for my daughter to cart her many and heavy books to and from school. The laptop pocket is strictly a flap of fabric held closed with a velcro strip - no padding on the flap between the laptop and the rest of the main compartment. This is OK if you already have a sleeve for your laptop - otherwise, something to note. The smaller front pocket has slots for pens, etc. It's functional. The shoulder straps are padded and comfortable once tightened. There is enough space between them at the top center of the pack (where one's neck fits) to be non-restrictive. The side compression straps keep load close to body. My daughter ordered the 'Orb Blue' colour based on how it looked on the webpage. However, the actual colour is a much darker blue and not as appealing. Overall a great pack for school - just make sure you have a separate padded sleeve for your laptop, and don't be too attached to the colours as they appear on the website.

Great pack but not as pictured...
August 23, 2010

I just got this pack and it is very well constructed and made of great materials. It should last a long time. It is a decent size pack with slot that fits up to 15" laptop. The outer zip pocket has some credit card style slots for accessories. Unfortunately, I ordered the black pack and it looks slightly different than the picture. It has more yellow accents on it than in the picture. Both top and bottom handles are yellow as well as both sets of zipper pulls. It's not a show stopper for me but it's good to know.