i’ve had two black denim backpacks by OGIO, each costing around $100 from zappos.
i’d highly recommend any bag they make, similar to my experience w/ DAKINE and luggage/duffles…OGIO backpacks have lasted me a couple years so far. they can REALLY take a beating…i toss them in my trunk, on concrete, etc and they still look like the first day i got them…pretty much.
Actually, with a height of 15 inches and a width of 11.5 inches, the diagonal measurement would be 18.9 inches, which would accommodate a laptop with a 17 inch diagonal display.
I was first introduced to the Ogio brand when I worked for a promotional product marketing company back in 2001. I was given a sample laptop tote/briefcase “Messenger bag” from one of their reps and started using it immediately. I still use it off and on to this day and it has held up remarkably well. Aside from being a bit dirty, there really isn’t any wear and tear on it! Pretty amazing considering its been about a decade and it has several compartments, zippers, straps etc. that have always worn on other similar products that I’ve had.
Ogio’s quality is excellent, unmatched for the price and then some IMO. Ogio is one of the few names that I actually am glad to pay for the brand name. That ‘25 year warranty’ they proudly display is there because they know their products last.
Sorry, according to the Apple specs, it is going to be .47" too small in the “width” of the computer … they are not manufacturing any more 17" units anyway because they feel the 15" Iris display provides just as many pixels as a 17" would (unless that too were an Iris display, which Apple refuses to embrace).
Apple MacBook Pro 17" Dimensions:
Height: .98 inches (2.50 cm)
Width: 15.47 inches (39.3 cm)
Depth: 10.51 inches (26.7 cm)