SwissGear 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack vs Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment (10026)
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment (10026) is ₹1,500 dearer.
SwissGear 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack vs Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment (10026)
SwissGear
SwissGear 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack
₹6,499
The USB port contains no battery.
Full details →Herschel
Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment (10026)
₹7,999
The shoe compartment is the reason to buy it and it works -- muddy trainers stay away from clothes.
Full details →Who the SwissGear 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack is for
Buy it if: Anyone who already carries a power bank and wants to charge without opening the bag.
Avoid it if: Anyone expecting the bag to hold or supply charge itself, which it cannot.
Who the Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a weekend duffel where shoes stay separate from clothes.
Avoid it if: Anyone relying on it as Indian cabin baggage -- it is marginal on size and will exceed 7 kg.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | SwissGear 5358 USB ScanSmart Laptop Backpack | Herschel Novel Duffel Bag with Shoe Compartment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹6,499 | ₹7,999 |
| Capacity | About 30 litres | 42.5 litres |
| Straps | Padded, no hip belt | Shoulder strap and grab handles; no backpack straps |
| Weight | 1.3 kg | 800 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Cabin fit | not published | 56 x 35 x 23 cm. Indian carriers generally specify 55 x 35 x 25 cm, so it is marginal on length and depends on how full it is |
| Laptop size | Up to 15.6 inches | not published |
| Material | not published | 600 denier polyester |
| ScanSmart | Lay-flat laptop compartment, built for US TSA procedure. Indian security generally still requires laptops out | not published |
| Shoe compartment | not published | Separate zipped section at one end, which is the feature people buy it for |
| Structure | not published | Unstructured, so it packs down when empty |
| USB port | A short cable from an external port to an internal pocket. It contains no battery and stores no charge | not published |
| Water | Water resistant, not waterproof | not published |
| Weight limit reminder | not published | Indian cabin allowance is usually 7 kg including the bag, and 42.5 litres will exceed that easily |
| Why this misleads | A bag described as a USB charging backpack charges nothing. You put your own power bank in the pocket and the port saves you threading a cable out of the bag | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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