are swissgear backpacks good?

been looking at this one

Amazon.com: Swiss Gear SA1061 Black Backpack: Clothing

do you guys think its cool? would it be good for carrying my macbook as well as text books for college? (i love how i can use college as an excuse to get all these cool new things lol)

I think "cool" is more than a bit subjective, but it looks pretty nice to me.

I've owned a few of their products now - my favorite was a neoprene laptop bag. They tend to make thoughtfully designed, well-constructed bags. If you like the looks of it, then go for it. For $25, that's not bad at all.

I have a Swiss Gear backpack that I carry with me when I travel (and I travel a LOT). Normally hold 2 laptops, iPad, notepads, all associated laptop gear (cables, power cords, HDDs, Mouse, iPhone.iPad chargers) and other misc gear. I go thru one about every 2 to 3 years and I average 30 to 50 business trips a year.

Don't care about cool, I care about it holding all my stuff well, fitting in overhead luggage racks on commercial aircraft and occasionally fitting in the cargo hold of smaller aircraft without breaking or breaking my gear. Best backpacks I've found so far.

I have that exact bag. I also have the side bag.

The bags are great, they last a long time. I've been using the bag sometimes for in town shows to hold drum hardware stuff (bass drum pedals etc.) and it does it well which is a tough go.

But, one thing I will mention. I also have an older incase one with the laptop sleeve, and I find the incase one has better padding on the bottom part, so if you set the bag down a little harder it doesn't affect the laptop. The swiss gear one, I have to remember to be a little easier as it has less padding on the bottom for protection.