content: I just bought this laptop backpack so taht I could carry my powerbook along with books. I expected the laptop slot to be padded on the bottom, the most important place for padding since you put your bookbag down all the time. I always gently put the bag down...yet I still ended up getting a DENT in my brand new laptop. I've been carrying the laptop around in non-laptop bags, and haven't had any problems, so I expected no problems with a bag that was designed to carry a laptop.other than that, it's a pretty bag w/ lots of compartments, so it's great as a regular bookbag..but the laptop slot seems to do nothing.