Bellroy Transit Workpack

Pros

• I’ll stick with my Bellroy Transit Workpack V1 as it has padded laptop compartment, false bottom, AND padded bottom. I can’t feel the laptop hitting the ground no matter how hard I drop it.
• I have owned a transit workpack for a few years. I would guess 3 years? But not certain. It is holding up perfectly, looks like-new.
• The Bellroy Transit Workpack 2nd edition has the front vertical zip pocket and an external water bottle pocket.
• Bellroy Transit Workpack if I’m flying solo and don’t have to carry stuff for my family.
• I prefer the water bottle holder on the regular workpack v2. Also I thought that the regular workpack had better mesh pockets inside the main compartment instead of the pro which only had those straps

Cons

• I saw this backpack in person and I think it’s the best looking backpack I have ever seen, and the only reason I haven’t completed the purchase yet is because they removed the sunglasses pocket and the second bottle holder.
• The CPP2 is on my short list with the CP2, the Bellroy Transit Workpack, and the Sympl Commuter Pack. None of them have checked every single box on my list, but all are pretty close. At this point I'm pretty certain I'll go with the Bell...
• The reason I want to move away from the Workpack is that it doesn’t have them.
• Bellroy makes the Transit Workpack, but search for Bellroy first and look at the number of complaints and the warranty they offer before you make the choice!
• I like the look of the Bellroy Transit Workpack, and it seems to tick off a lot of my criteria, but I'm not sure I can justify spending £165 on a backpack.