If you carry two laptops, you already know the problem. Most laptop backpacks have one padded pocket. The second laptop goes into the main compartment, pressed against chargers and a water bottle, and you hope for the best. Buyers who went looking for a proper two-laptop backpack tell us the same thing: there are very few, and fewer still that take a big machine.
This guide covers what actually matters when you carry two laptops, and which bag we would pick.
More people than you'd think:
If you're one of them, the bag has to protect two expensive devices every day, not just the one it was designed around.
This is the whole point. Each laptop should have its own pocket, so the two never rest on each other and nothing slides between them. Check both pockets. Many two-laptop bags have one proper sleeve and one thin slot meant for a tablet.
Screen size is a rough guide. What matters is whether your laptop's width, height and thickness fit inside the pocket. Gaming laptops and mobile workstations are often thicker than the screen size suggests. Look for a bag that publishes internal pocket dimensions, then measure your laptop against them.
Laptops in backpacks usually get damaged at the corners and at the bottom, when the bag is set down hard. Look for reinforced corners on the big-laptop pocket, and a pocket that sits above the bottom of the bag rather than on it.
Two laptops plus chargers is a heavy load. Padded shoulder straps alone won't carry that comfortably through an airport. Look for adjustable load straps that let you pull the weight in close to your back.
Two laptops means two chargers, often a mouse, a keyboard, cables and a tablet. A bag of around 40 liters gives that gear its own space, away from the laptop pockets.
If you fly for work, a trolley strap that slides the bag over your suitcase handle takes the weight off your shoulders between gates. An RFID-blocking pocket protects cards and passports. A water-repellent exterior and a rain cover deal with the walk from the car park.
The Business 120 PRO was built for exactly this. It fits 2 laptops, 18.4 inch + 16 inch, in two separate laptop pockets inside one dedicated laptop compartment.
What owners say: they mention how hard it was to find a backpack for an 18-inch laptop at all, that both laptops travel without being crushed, and that the materials feel as tough as a hiking pack.
The trade-off: carrying two full-size laptops is never light. The bag itself weighs 5.4 lbs (2.47 kg), and it's a large backpack at 21.3 x 15 x 8.3 in. If you only ever carry one laptop, you don't need it.
If your two laptops are 17.3 inches or smaller and you'd rather not carry the weight at all, the Atlas Wheeled 2 is a wheeled backpack that also carries two laptops: one in its removable laptop sleeve and one in the front wall pocket of the main compartment. It holds 30 L and has an RFID pocket and a 13-inch tablet pocket.
The Business 120 has the same 18.4-inch fit and 40 L of space, with one laptop pocket instead of two, at a lower price. See the Business 120
Still deciding between one bag and two? Read One backpack or two bags: the best setup for carrying two laptops.
One with two separate laptop pockets, each sized for your machines, plus room for both chargers and a harness built for the weight. For an 18.4-inch laptop plus a 16-inch laptop, we'd pick the Business 120 PRO.
You can, but the second laptop usually ends up loose in the main compartment, pressed against other gear. That's where screens crack and corners dent.
Check the pocket dimensions first. The Business 120 and Business 120 PRO both have an 18.4-inch pocket measuring 20.5 x 13 x 2 in (52 x 33 x 5 cm). See all 18 inch laptop backpacks.
In the Business 120 PRO, a portable monitor fits the 16-inch pocket if it's within 15.6 x 10.6 x 1.6 in (39.5 x 27 x 4 cm).
No. The exterior is water-repellent, and a rain cover is included for heavy rain.