Osprey Proxima 30L Campus Laptop Backpack – Organized Everyday Pack with Tech Storage, Water Bottle Pockets, and Comfortable Carry – Perfect for College, Commute, and Travel, Black

I have been living with this bag for a few months now and I have really fallen in love with it. It was slightly bigger than my last bag which, I needed, without being overly huge. I can walk around campus all day with it on and loaded and it has never felt uncomfortable. Even road trips prove to be not that big of a deal as I can pack a couple of days worth of clothes quite easily. I really like the two water bottle pockets as they very easily fit my Nalgene or my bigger Yeti and I usually stash a packable umbrella in the other. If I had to nitpick, the only issue I had was that the breathability of the part that touches your back is nice but when it rains, my laptop actually got a little wet from there and from the top, the zipper area, as I had to stand around in the rain a bit. My solution to this was to just put my laptop in the main compartment and that seemed to work but something to note nonetheless.

Been using this as my daily driver for 4 months now. It carries my MacBook, 1L and 400ml glass lunchboxes, a 1L tumbler, packable rain gear, and the usual tech urbanites like to carry. I bought this because of the front straps and they work great for carrying a medium weight hoodie I wear for sun protection during my commute which is too bulky to be placed in any of the compartments. I can't speak to the water resistance because as an Asian resident I always carry a rain cover for protection during storms. Size feels just right for a 150cm woman.

Great backpack, it seems bigger than 30 liters which I like. It is extremely comfortable and holds all my stuff very nicely. It also is made of a nice material that is very durable and holds up well.

So I have been backpack hunting at college for three months ordering and returning different sizes different brands looking for the perfect backpack that is big enough for all my heavy books and that supports my back without feeling like I’m carrying bricks. I have tested out hiking backpacks with lumbar support in waist straps, internal aluminum frames and they have all in someway failed.. this backpack so far has met all the check boxes of practicality from actually fitting my water bottle comfortably that I don’t have to twist and squish it in and yank it out to the perfect amount of pockets and laptop compartments for my laptop and iPad. We’ll see how the weeks go on if it holds up, but I have full confidence that this will finally be the backpack for me.

One week before I was scheduled to leave for Peru, I got an email from the airline informing me that my internal flights (booked by my tour group) had a lower weight limit for checked bags than my external flights had. I was going to Machu Picchu and the Rainbow Mountain, which necessitated cold weather and some trekking gear, and the Amazon, which needed trekking and paddling gear as well as gadgets to overcome the lack of electricity. There was no way I could reduce the amount of stuff that I was bringing. I needed to find another way. Enter the proxima backpack. I did like 12 hours of research. I did not want to pay a ton of money for a bag, but apparently, even little kid backpacks are super expensive now, and the differences between a bag that was $20 cheaper and this one were immense. Cheaper backpacks had the same capacity, but inferior materials, including zippers which was the #1 complaint for those bags. The proxima also had the exceptionally padded straps and the airscape system, which was a lifesaver. I stuffed this thing with easily 35lbs worth of stuff and as long as it was settled onto my shoulders, I never felt it. It also fit way more stuff than I ever expected it to and the laptop section can double as a security zipper as it is very hard to detect the existence of that zipper. I also used the front compression connectors to carry my hiking boots strapped to my bag and my bush hat dangling from them. Overall, I have zero complaints. Oh, also, this bag survived desert, jungle, cities, seven plane rides, trekking, two trains, and innumerable buses without so much as a scratch and it still looks brand new. I definitely feel like I got the best deal on a bag.

I really like this bag. The size is great, I can fit a ton of textbooks - and it's tall enough that I can stack them inside, as opposed to bulking horizontally away from my back. The two front pockets are highly functional on their own - the front most is near the top and is just one small, flexible cloth pocket. The one directly behind it, the "middle" pocket, has some great little organizers, and the depth of this pocket extends to the bottom of the backpack. But, if you have things in the very front pocket, they will encroach on the space of the middle pocket. So when the front pocket has a few things in it, digging through the middle pocket is a little frustrating because you have to hold the front pocket out of the way. It's cool that the middle pocket is so deep, all the way to the bottom, but....again, if stuff is in the front pocket, reaching down to the bottom of the middle isn't convenient. Even worse, if there is stuff in the main compartment, it will compete for space with the stuff in the bottom of the middle pocket. And vice versa - having stuff in the main compartment will make it difficult to access the bottom of the middle pocket. So essentially, I don't really see myself using any of the large amount of space that is in the bottom of the middle pocket. I still use the front and top of the middle, but they are not convenient to dig through because they push into each other. The laptop pocket is kind of funky too - it's not really fitted, like the internal tablet pocket is. So unless your laptop is the size of the backpack, it's just kind of floating around in there. But, it feels pretty protected. All in all I love the bag, it gave me the much needed extra space (more than I thought I'd have, which is a plus), it looks good (which is hard to do when there are 5 textbooks and 5 notebooks crammed in a bag), and still holds my boards. I've only had it for a couple days though, we will see how it holds up.

The bag already sags after putting in just a laptop charger. I’m worried it will sag even more if I add other items. It also can’t stand upright at all, which is disappointing for a bag that costs over $100

I spent some time trying to find a new backpack for a recent snow trip to Japan and chose this pack. I'm pretty happy with the decision. It was comfortable and the storage organiser was helpful. I would have liked the main compartment to be able to be fully zipped open. For easier access. Definitely happy with the quality of the pack and would definitely consider buying another Osprey in the future, but not this model.

I own a Northface Recon backpack that I have been unhappy with because it’s too small, falls on its face every time I put it down and the straps are not comfortable. I took a risk and bought this backpack which is rated as being the same capacity (30L). I was super happy to find out that this backpack’s main pocket is way bigger than the Recon and overall fits way more in it. It also can stand freely without falling on its face and the straps are more comfortable. I’m very happy with this Osprey backpack as it’s like the Recon, only better in all the ways that matter to me. I recommend you check this out if you’ve been deciding between this or the Recon.

Great pack for work n overnight trips. Usual osprey quality

Just love it. I use it for work and to carry my laptop around. This backpack is convenient, spacy and sturdy. I recommend it 100%. Had it for almost 2 years now and still no regrets.