The Best Laptop Backpacks for 2023 (2024)

For Deterring Thieves

Want a backpack that keeps its many features and your things well hidden? Consider the Oscaurt Anti-Theft Travel Backpack. It's made of waterproof material and features plenty of pockets. And it's cut-resistant and has some secret pockets and hard-to-find zippers to keep your items protected. this backpack also has a charger port where you can attach your own power bank.

For Fast Transformation

If you've ever been asked to check your backpack at a museum or concert, for instance, you'll appreciate theFjällräven Kånken Totepack's versatility: It transforms easily from backpack to tote and comes in lots of colors.

For Adventures

For Thirsty Travelers

The Lululemon Everyday Backpack 2.0 holds up to a 16-inch laptop and still has plenty of space to carry all the things you need when you're mobile. In case you're on the go in hot weather, it also offers two exterior pockets for water bottles.

For Sizing Up or Down

Patagonia's Fieldsmith Roll-Top Pack can adjust in size to accommodate whatever you're carrying. A side-access zippered compartment provides easy access for up to a 15-inch laptop.

For Easy Scanning

Swissgear's 5977 ScanSmart Laptop Backpack offers loads of storage pockets, but one of its best features is that the compartment that holds up to a 17-inch laptop and a tablet zips open to lay flat for easy scanning at venues and airports.

For Traveling Light

TheLeSportsac CR Urban Backpackis super lightweight yet holds a lot, including a laptop up to 15 inches. It has two side pockets for water bottles and two internal pockets for tech accessories and other things.

For the Planet

You can pack a laptop, tablet, and two bottles of water with plenty of room to spare in the Ogio Alpha 25L Backpack. An eco-bonus: It's made out of recycled materials.

For Rolling Merrily Along

The JanSport Adaptive Backpack is made for wheelchair users, can fit a range of mobile devices, and has straps that won't get tangled, with easy-to-release buckles. Its sleeve can accommodates laptops up to 15 inches and features an organizer panel. There's also an organizer built into a utility pocket into the front.

For Frequent Travelers

The Everlane ReNew Transit Backpack packs—and unpacks—easily for trips. You can slide your laptop out of a side pocket for TSA checks, put your passport and printouts in its zip pockets, and slide reading material into the slip pockets. It offers two water-bottle holders, and a pass-through strap attaches to luggage. A flap folds down to secure everything.

For Comfortable Lugging

The JanSportMain Campusbag has padded ergonomic straps, a padded compartment for a laptop up to 15 inches, a water-bottle holder, an organizer panel, an attached key fob, and a stash pocket in the front for those items you need to grab quickly. Get it in one of 20 colors or patterns.

For Large Laptops

If you have a behemoth of a laptop, try the Troubadour Apex Backpack. It can fit laptops up to 17 inches, has lots of handy pockets inside for organization, and has a sleeve that lets you slide it over your luggage handle.

For Wet Weather

A waterproof way to carry your belongings—and especially, your laptop—the Rains MSN Bag also has a flap that folds down for extra protection and a padded pocket for a 13-inch laptop.

For Quick Trips

Fjällräven Kånken's Travel Packis made for when you're away from home. It accommodates up to a 15-inch laptop, a tablet, and accessories in one compartment, plus clothes and toiletries for a short trip in another. A fleece-lined front pocket can store your phone and passport.

For Carrying Tons of Stuff

For Double-Pocket Design

Japanese streetwear brand Undercover teamed with Eastpak for the Doubl'R Uc Beige Camo Backpack. Even after you've packed your laptop into the padded sleeve, there's plenty of room thanks to the unique double-pocket design that can accomodate loads of peripherals and other items.

For Capacious Carrying

The Matein Travel Laptop Backpack comes in several sizes and over a dozen colors. There's a place for everything, including cables, pens, keys, a water bottle or two, and even a change of clothes. A charger port lets you add a battery pack, so you can keep all your gadgets topped up on the go.

For Great Organization

Tumi's Uma backpackis perfect for those who live by the axiom, "a place for everything and everything in its place." Aside from its laptop compartment, it has a tablet pocket, three media pockets, a pen pocket, a water-bottle pocket, a card pocket, and a key leash with a detachable keyring.

For Pockets Galore

Your commute will be much easier, because Bellroy's Transit Workpack has your back. It has a section for laptops up to 16 inches that includes a pouch for accessories. It's packed with pockets, including one for shoes, one on top for quick access to your sunglasses, and a secret one for your wallet. And there's plenty of room for a water bottle and even a change of clothes.

For Ultra Protection

The Mous 25L Backpack is designed to protect not just your laptop but everything else that's in your backpack, too. First of all, it's water-resistant, so you're safe if it rains. If you drop it, it has AeroFoam protection all around. And its openings don't just zip or snap close—they have magnets built into them for extra security.

For Lightness

You can carry your laptop without adding lots of extra weight with the Dagne Dover Dakota Backpack. It's very light and has zippered compartments for small items, a shoe bag, and a detachable key leash.

For Photographers

For photographers, we recommend the Tenba DNA 16 backpack. Its padded laptop compartment can fit up to a 16-inch laptop and features two mesh pockets to carry both your water bottle and a tripod. The camera pocket has an angular design to make camera retrieval smooth, and its roll-top opening adds a layer of protection from the rain.

For Professionals

Open Story's Commuter Backpacklooks sharp at work and keeps your ID at hand with a swivel key holder. It also features a side pocket that can carry a water bottle or umbrella. And, of course, it carries your laptop in a padded pocket.

For Skating Through Life

Students, don't get weighed down by everything you need to carry. The JanSport Driver 8 has inline skate wheels that take the burden off your back. It's capacious enough to hold plenty of books along with a 15-inch laptop. There's also a place for a water bottle, a stash pocket, and a utility pocket with an organizer.

For Eco Warriors

The Matt & Nat Sevan Vegan Backpack has a chic silhouette, can carry a 13-inch laptop, and features a smartphone pocket. Even better than just being vegan, it's also made of recycled plastic bottles.

For Extra Padding

Your laptop will be cozy inside the Herschel Kaslo Daypack Tech which has a padded and fleece-lined compartment for laptops up to 16 inches. There's a little hidden shoulder strap pocket for wireless earbuds, and the front compartment has organizational pockets and a key clip.