The box from the internets came with the Targus XL (TXL617) backpack! So far, this is a great fit for the HP G71-340us! The G71 gets "swollowed" by the bacpack. When you put it in the padded laptop section (the one furthest back as you are facing the front of the backpack), the top of the laptop is 3.5" inches frop the zipper at the top when the zipper is resting, and 4.5" inches from the top if you pull up the zipper to its max position. It is about 1/2 an inch above the inside sub-padding, but the other side of that section is also fully padded and about 3+ inches above the laptop top.
In terms of width, the G71-340us fits right in, with one full inch to spare. You can fit a standard 12-inch ruler sideways (about 1-inch wide). It seems to be a nice fit.
The bag itself doesn't look as scarily-big as one may think - at least when it only has the laptop inside and nothing else :) It has plenty of sections and sub-sections and sub-pockets to put all sorts of things in it.
More updates in the next few days
I haven't yet filled up the bag with all the usual accessories and taken it out for "real-world use". I will update this post with my findings after I use it in the real world!
If you use this or any other bags and want to share your experience, please feel free to leave a comment or send an email.
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February 10: After about a week of regular use, the bag has exceeded expectations in terms of doing what it is supposed to do. Even though it's long, it doesn't bloat if you put basic computer accessories like laptop chiller, AC adapter, mouse, mousepad, paper-notebook, and things like that... One nitpick is that because the actual handle is heavy, it may "fall" into the bag when you close it. But this is not really a serious complaint :)
February 4: One nice thing about the bag is that it looks very generic from the outside, so it decreases the chances of it becoming the target of thieves and other evil-doers. No designer names like Kenneth Cole or loud Swiss logos. Just good old Targus. It also doesn't look as big as it is when it's not loaded up with stuff.
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