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Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

By jperlow January 30, 2009, 4:33 AM PST

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Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack

This is the Men’s version of the Mobile Edge ScanFast backpack, $99.00 which is constructed of 1680 denier ballistic nylon. Mobile Edge is one of several companies now producing airport-security friendly travel bags which now permit you to keep your laptop computer in the bag during the TSA screening process. Click Here to read my review.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Bottom Pocket

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Bottom Pocket

Here’s the bottom front pocket. One thing I really like about this bag is that the pockets are really well-designed and you can shove a ton of stuff into them. Here I have my teas and Diet Snapple packets along with my GPS, digital camera and charging cords and meds/dietary supplements stowed away. The bottom pocket is big enough to hold a full-sized magazine or hardcover book with lots of room to spare, it’s where I shove most of my important gadgets. The interior has a fishnet zippered lining for stowing away small objects that might otherwise get loose or would be difficult to dig around and find.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Center Pocket

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Center Pocket

The Front Center pocket has about half of the storage space of the Front Bottom conpartment. This has a ton of room for several cellphones/smartphones, ipods, smaller chargers, a thick wallet and several other items.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Top Central Pocket

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Front Top Central Pocket

The top central pocket is deceptive because it is much, much bigger than it looks. The top area has a small zippered compartment for business cards and snacks, but if you reach into the front section, you’ll notice it extends all the way to the bottom of the backpack. While this is convenient for shoving all kinds of large items in here, it’s hard to find stuff once you’ve placed them in this pocket.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Main Central Compartment

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Main Central Compartment

The ScanFast’s main central compartment is considerable in size as it runs the entire length of the backpack, so you can store large items in it, such as several hardcover books, folders, notebooks, larger electronics items (Kindles, larger brick-style chargers, cord bundles, etc.) Like the front compartments it also has netted zippered sections for stowing items that might get jostled around.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Laptop Compartment

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Laptop Compartment

Here’s the whole reason for buying this backpack design — the TSA approved laptop compartment. As you can see, you can fold it out in a “butterfly” fashion separate from the rest of the backpack, which can have its other compartments closed and zipped up while your bag goes through the scanner. The laptop is secured in a pouch with a Velcro strap, so it won’t fall out during the scanning process. However, other than magazines and a few papers underneath I wouldn’t store anything else in this section.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Laptop Compartment

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Laptop Compartment

Here is the part of the laptop compartment that butterflies opposite of the laptop pouch. As you can see here, this section is completely flush and has no way to store anything else against this. I’d like to see Mobile Edge add a large zippered pouch area or perhaps two zippered pouches where other items can be stored, as there is still a lot of room left in here when this compartment is closed. I found myself able to shove baseball caps and a spare change of clothing as well as sandwiches and other stuff here when dragging the pack around during the week.

Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly ScanFast Backpack

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Water Bottle Netting

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack -- Water Bottle Netting

The ScanFast backpack also has a convenient zipper compartment on the side with an expandable netting where you can store a large water bottle or other beverage.

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