Reviews for Ally Capellino 15" Wide Despatch Satchel

I purchased this bag to go with with a mid 2012 15" Retina MacBook Pro.

This is a nice bag and lovely design. It looks like a casual satchel possibly deterring someone from making off with your precious MacBook.

The leather straps and trim appear to be bonded leather but I can't be sure. I have had a considerable amount of bad luck with men's bonded leather belts (splitting) and refuse to buy them anymore. I'm hoping the bag's straps are made of sterner stuff.

The shoulder strap was only just long enough for me, adjusted to the maximum length it sits just right. I'm a slim 6'4", but if you're a bit wider than me your mileage may vary.

The satchel's flap does leave open edges when closed so watch out for rain showers. With that in mind I purchased an Incase 15" Neoprene Slim Sleeve to help waterproof my MacBook. You can put the rMBP into the sleeve and then it does fit into the proper pocket inside the satchel.

The macbook pro is still heavy for this bag, so after three month use, the joint between bag and Suspenders has been broken. I can not repair or replace the bag from any apple store, because I bought it from apple online store. So I need to mail it back to online store address. And it looks nice by the way. So three star

I find this Chinese made bag to be a pretty solid but didn't think it was worth the high price. Also, the mobile phone slot does not fit an iphone (duh!).

The bag is fantastic, it is one of the most attractive and functional around. The pockets are well-sized and sensibly placed. The macbook fits snugly in the laptop pocket.

Only issues which I have are: the Velcro tab which holds the laptop in place is starting to peel away from the leather (after a year of use), and the rear side of the bag is slightly discoloured as it tends to rub against the leg when walking (the leather only covers the bottom).

I got one of these for my birthday and I realised that the seam between the leather bottom and the canvas was coming undone. I emailed Ally Capellino and they responded immediately. I sent the bag back and received a brand new one straight away. THey were a pleasure to deal with.

As for the bag, the new one I received from them has been abused for months and months now and does not show any wear. The straps are strong, the canvas durable and holds plenty for my liking including drives etc.

My annoyances are that the interior doesn't have anything in the way of stationary holders. No pen holders etc which I would expect in a bag like this. There's only a pocket for your iPod (which I use to hold pens...) which isn't wide enough for an iPhone. I took a look on the Ally Capellino website and they sell stripey bags with the same interiors. Obviously hasn't really been made with Apple/gadgets in mind.

This bag is for both sexes but actually I would like it if the straps were wider and slightly more butch I suppose. I like the buckles, they're strong and actually the straps themselves are very strong too. It would just be nicer if they were about twice as wide to give a stronger look. That's just my preference though.

My last gripe is that the laptop is held in place by a velcro strap over the middle of the computer. While the strap is plenty strong the laptop doesn't get completely covered over. I worry when it's raining and have considered permanently carrying a carrier bag with me to put over the computer if it's raining as the corners might get soaked and the rain leak in. It's a little too snug in the bag to put the laptop in a neoprene sleeve or similar.

Having said all that, I do love it and it goes to work with me every single day. Definitely my favourite of all the bags I've had over the years (Crumpler etc).

I love that it doesn't look like a laptop bag but like a normal satchel type. It's strong, durable and looks great. Despite my criticisms, I highly recommend it!

I have one of these bags to go with my 15" MacBook Pro. I really could not be happier with it. The quality is great, the materials used are first class.

The Canvas is soft and very tactile, but seems strong and hard waring too.

The lining material is just right soft without being fluffy, and strong. It will protect your Mac well. The MacBook section is padded, and fits a Unibody 15" like a glove. The top of the Mac is not covered by the compartment, but there is a strap to make sure that things are secure. This is not "ultimate" protection but it will definitely keep things safe in day to day use, and using traditional materials (which I like).

There is plenty of storage for my everyday needs, and a bit of spare space too. All compartments are a good size, and 3 of them are zip fastened so very secure too.

I have done some leather working in the past, and I think that all the leather straps, reinforcing etc. are genuine leather. Not only that but they are some of the highest quality pieces of leather I have seen on any modern piece of luggage for quite some time.

Likewise the buckles and other pieces of metalwork are all very high quality and should last a lifetime. No cheap die-cast buckles here. The zips are also very nice quality brass ones.

The whole bag is very nice quality, and in my opinion very much worth the money. A quality design executed with high quality traditional materials.

a well designed, made bag, which has a padded inside pocket dedicated for a 15" macbook pro, as well as a little one for your iPod nano. the whole bag itself definitely does not seem to be sort of bag which can take tons of pressure from outside to protect your laptop, on the other hand it definitely enables you to travel with your macbook pro in style.

apple's online description is a little vague, as the strap closures and bottom of this bag is actually made of leather like material. the front straps do not seem like genuine leather, but i am unsure about the bottom bit.

the bag is not huge, pictures on apple store pretty much tell you how much stuff it can actually take.

overall,
good design,
balanced functionality with style (if you like the style of course)
reasonable protection, but i would not count on it

4 star, a fair rate.