Everki Beacon Ultimate Backpack With Notebook & Console Pouches Unboxing & First Look.
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2012-05-07
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1,543 words · ~7 min read
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So today is going to be a bit of a first for me. This is the only
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backpack that I have ever unbagged on my
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channel and there's a very good reason for that. This is an Averki backpack and
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it is designed for technology users like
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myself. So, my backpack that I usually use is a Windows Vista brand backpack.
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And we're going to see how well the Averki stands up to the kind of load
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that I typically carry around with me, including, you know, mouse, mouse pad,
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um, a tablet, you know, various chargers. We're going to see how much
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room it has and how well it can accommodate these things. So, come here
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and have a closer look. Okay, so aki style that works. This is the Averky
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Beacon. And what has it got to say for itself? in terms of features. So,
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innovation is the result of challenging the mind to overcome the obstacles that
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others have sidestepped. The design studio uses this mentality to consistent
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employ new and unique ideas in the creation of our products. I've heard
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very good things about these backpacks. So, I'm actually quite excited about
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this 180° variable opening front pocket.
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Okay, cool. Uh 4point weight distribution for added safety and
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comfort. Okay, neat. Uh stowaway weather
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resistant shield. That's handy. Dedicated paddic notebook slot with
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anti-cratch fur liner. Okay. Quick
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access hip pockets with mobile phone audio vents. That's handy as well. Dual
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reinforced handles for lifting heavy loads. Where are the dual reinforced
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handles? H.
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We'll have to find those a little bit later. Oh, well, here's one of them.
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Okay. And that does look reinforced. Integrated audio cable management loop.
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Okay. Interesting. What else we got in here? limited lifetime warranty
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protection. Okay, that's handy. So, why don't we why don't we get started here? So, on the back, we've got a couple kind
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of a adjustable looking straps. Got a
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couple little loops right here. We've got Aha. Here is our uh dedicated audio
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cable management doodad. So, you can run
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your cable up through here and up through here. So, it won't get caught on
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anything when you're taking your backpack on and off. That is incredibly
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handy. The overall padding quality on
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the straps, I'd say, is very good, comparable, if not better than my
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existing uh Windows Vista backpack. But
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then I think almost, as far as others, most people are concerned, almost
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anything is an improvement over Windows Vista. So, let's go ahead and put it on
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and see. Okay, so sits right on right where it should on the shoulder. Okay,
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let's see what else we got here. That looks like probably the stowaway
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weatherproof shield. Now, weatherproof is sort of uh one of those things that
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gets thrown around an awful lot. I wouldn't expect to be necessarily taking
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this, you know, on a motorcycle with you in the rain and expecting nothing inside
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to get even damp, but I would expect it to keep the rain off enough that nothing
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should get damaged or soaked through this layer and then this layer and then
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whatever else that you have inside the bag. So, that is a very cool little
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feature. And the fact that it stows away like that means that you can just kind
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of cram it away and only use it and only have it affect the aesthetic of the bag
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when you actually need it. So, yeah, there you go. Weatherproof shield. I
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could have just read that little tag and then I'd have known what it was. So, with audio vents, here are the audio
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vents. Although, oh, look at that. They're not just um simple openings. So,
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they should actually be a little bit weather resistant themselves. That's
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kind of nice. There we go. Yeah. So, there is a fabric on the other side of
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it, the liner. You can also use it for, you know, school. If you're like, if
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your mom's like, "Why do you need this bag?" You could be like, "Oh, cuz I can store my pens and calculators in it."
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But really, what you're doing is you're putting like your phone and your DS in it and whatever else. Do kids still use
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DS's? I don't know. This one does not have the audio vents, but it has a
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slightly different cable management system, and it does have a loop for hanging, you know, keychain or whatever
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else off of it. So, that's kind of handy. There you go. You got two little pockets there.
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Overall, I'd say the build quality is just outstanding on this so far.
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Materials used are very, very robust feeling and all the zippers have slid
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very, very easily.
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Okay. Well, that was my fault. Okay, so let's keep going. Here is the 30 or
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180°. Oh. Oh, there's the other reinforced handle. So, there's the two
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reinforced handles, and they are definitely about as reinforced as they
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get. So, let's keep undoing things here.
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Let's see what this is. So, here we have
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some storage stuff. So, there's a pocket there. Love
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lots and lots of individual little pockets. Helps you stay organized. So,
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that goes in there. And then we've got
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Oh, hold on. Let's do this one first. So, there is the laptop. Ooh, check this
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out. So, it's not real fur. Very disappointed about that. Actually, I'm
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not. It's okay. So, it's not real fur, but that is very, very soft. So, let's
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go ahead and see if it will fit my huge
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15.4 inch gaming laptop. Wow. Very
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easily. Tons and tons of space left over
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once I put my notebook in there. So, that's uh that's awesome. It barely
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barely barely fits in my uh in my Microsoft bag. So, here, why don't we
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leave that in there, actually. All right. So, let's keep going here.
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So, Here
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is a Oh, is this the inside piece for
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the notebook bag? You know what? Give me a
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second to figure out how this works. Okay, so we figured out how the 180°
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opening thing works. You just undo these buckles and then these zippers actually
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go all the way down to the bottom of the bag. However, I'm not going to bother
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doing that for the video. And then this just looks like another padded like
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pouchy thing that you can that you can put stuff in. So, this does go in here
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with its furlined protectiveness. And then, you know, maybe if we had a tablet
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computer that we wanted to have a little bit of extra padding, we could chuck
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that in there. Although, it looks like you could keep like another laptop in it. No problem. Although, you don't have
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to use it. So, you can take it out. And then you've got a bunch more pouches and
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pockets and stuff. So, actually, that's probably a better place for my uh for my
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tablet. There we go. Throw that in there. And then we've got pieces of
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Velcro here that help you to keep this button closed. It also will hold this.
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Nope. This is to close this. Okay, good. Now I understand. Okay. I mean, really,
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it's how they intend you to use it is sort of not that important, but the the
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most important thing is just there's lots of different ways to organize your stuff in here. So, we've got this is
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just a divider. It doesn't go all the way down to the bottom, but feels fairly
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well built, so it should stand up to the test of time. And then this can be
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closed up there so you can hold in whatever is there. And then you finally
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got with more padding on the bottom. Although how Oh, that's that's kind of
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that's kind of cute. Dual dual usage padding. So that's your rainproof shield
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down there. And then finally some more pockets. So this is where I might keep
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something like spare batteries or uh jeweler screwdrivers or whatever other
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tools. And oh, look at that. They're lined with uh with nice soft material
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also. Look at that. Oh, that's awesome. Even the sides.
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Pretty good attention to detail in here. I can see why these bags are uh are
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becoming so popular. Cool. Well, I think
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that pretty much covers it. So, just to uh to remind you guys again, this is the
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Averki Beacon. And I think that it would
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uh Oh, look at that. The bottom is like a very, very thick, robust, rubbery
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material. You could pretty much drag this thing around and I wouldn't expect it to be subjected to any real damage.
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So, thank you. Here. I wouldn't be complete without, you know, a fashion
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show shot of it.