Reddit mentions of SATURN SwissGear by Wenger Computer Messenger Bag

Money's on it being crap. Don't/Won't own it.

• 1. Bottom middle pic. Single-stitched, looks pretty crummy, looks like a low weight thread (breaking strength). Biggest issue when considering a new pack. No point getting one that's going to split seams. When you're getting load-bearing gear, you always want to look at the seams and stitching. That section, there? If it looks wimpy, think about how the bits you can't see will hold up.
     
     • Also think about the materials sewn together and comparative strengths. Personally I don't care for pleather. Tears easier than the cordura layers. Load it down with too much/pull on the zipper too hard, and you can rip the stitches right through it.
       
       
• 2. Buttons. Top middle picture with the cell. When you push that snap down, it's going to be pushing into whatever you've got in the pocket, right in the middle of the screen area. Plus when buttons break, you're SOL.
     
     
• 4. Kind of gaudy D-ring pulls. Are those on open-topped pockets? If so, I'm never going to be sticking anything in them. No point in paying for something you won't use.
     
     
• 5. Single buckle in the center. Partly personal taste. Aesthetically displeasing, and if I'm snapping down a cover I want two fastening points. Bugs me having a cover flapping open at the ends and leaving a gap.
     
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     My vote's for one of these. If you want more reviews, there are about four times as many on the UK page.
     
     I love mine, it's still going strong after two years and still in like-new condition.
     
     
• Swissgear's the shit. Great company, good reputation, not like whatever dollar-store factory's producing the WoT bags.
  
• Super-heavy materials, quality stitching.
  
• No buttons on it, anywhere. It's got heavy duty zippers with reinforced seams, and velcro on all the pockets. You just drop the flap and it seals itself, pretty much.
  
  • If you somehow manage to get the velcro patches loose, all you have to do is get them re-sewn/replaced. Unlike buttons, which are pretty much impossible to fix.
    
• Double buckles on the cover. Don't even have to zip up the interior, it's that snug and secure a fit.
  
• Plenty of room. It neatly accordions out a bit, gives you some extra 'stretch.'
  
• Neutral, presentable appearance. Makes you look like an adult. No problem carrying this into college classes with kids, night classes with working professionals, or out in public. Mine's paired up with one of their Present-a-Folios with the cover flap. Not sure if they're still producing those, but it's another great organizer. Bag for the books, Folio for the paperwork and group projects, and I'm set.
  
  E: On the folio thing, it's basically a briefcase, except you don't look like a tool because you're carrying a briefcase to class. Gives you more options for what you're carrying, so you end up carrying less. You don't always need to carry your laptop to class, or carry a sack full of books. Grab the folio, grab the one book you need. Versatility is nice. Perk to this stuff is you can head down to any Office Depot or Staples and check it out firsthand.
  
  That's what works for me, but I'm finishing up a business degree at a military college. I might be a day student now, but I've still got to be professional, not show up to class looking like Joe Schmoe the Clemson pro.
  
  Seriously, it's a friggin' fantastic piece of gear.

i know you said messenger style, but I bought a swissgear back and it's been great. Very durable, lots of storage.

looks like they have a messenger style bag.

https://www.amazon.com/SATURN-SwissGear-Wenger-Computer-Messenger/dp/B000NOP9K4