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GORUCK Basic Rucker 17L Tactical Backpack vs The North Face Recon Everyday Laptop Backpack

Reddit prefers The North Face Recon Everyday Laptop Backpack โ€” higher sentiment (51% vs 50% positive).

GORUCK Basic Rucker 17L Tactical Backpack
#8 in Backpacks

Goruck

GORUCK Basic Rucker 17L Tactical Backpack

$120.00

50

Pros

  • +clamshell opening
  • +marginally more suitable for office days
  • +built like a tank
  • +thoughtful design touches

Cons

  • โˆ’pricey
  • โˆ’Slanted front pockets are stupid af
  • โˆ’too big
  • โˆ’felt like carrying a big shoe box on your back
โ€œI have a goruck. The made in Vietnam one. Honestly Iโ€™m going to get another made in usa one when Iโ€™m done with school and turn my current one into my life daily driver and the other one into my work dโ€
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The North Face Recon Everyday Laptop Backpack
#9 in BackpacksReddit favorite

North Face

The North Face Recon Everyday Laptop Backpack

$124.98

51

Pros

  • +Durable (6+ years of use)
  • +Tremendous performance
  • +Very solid build quality
  • +Long-lasting
โ€œFor me the North Face Recon has treated me well for about 6 years of combined professional and school use... it works tremendously well and the build quality is very solid. When this one finally bitesโ€