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Best Buy via eBay has Targus Octave II Backpack for 15.6" Laptops (2 Colors) on sale for $11.99 (price shown in cart). Shipping is free.

Available Colors:Best Buy has Targus Octave II Backpack for 15.6" Laptops (2 Colors) for $11.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy Members (free to join). Otherwise, select free store pickup where available.
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Product Details:
  • Functional and lightweight pack with easy access pockets
  • Protect tech with dedicated padded laptop pocket
  • Organize gear in built-in workstation
  • Two front pockets for on-the-go items like phone, wallet, or charger
  • Two side water bottle pockets

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I bought this backpack. It's not a $40 backpack. It's a $12 backpack. Small and quality is okay but nothing like the more expensive Targus bags.

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Roland00
05-20-2024 at 06:03 PM.
05-20-2024 at 06:03 PM.
I have this backpack for months now, the blue one

I use it in a larger backpack, or by itself depending on how many layers of protection I want / contrasted by weight.
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apexbacklinks
05-20-2024 at 07:10 PM.
05-20-2024 at 07:10 PM.
I bought this backpack. It's not a $40 backpack. It's a $12 backpack. Small and quality is okay but nothing like the more expensive Targus bags.
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menojunk
05-20-2024 at 09:01 PM.
05-20-2024 at 09:01 PM.
this one lasted me about 8 months until the zipper broke. you get what you pay for. definitely not $40 quality.
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Optimizerrr
05-21-2024 at 04:53 AM.
05-21-2024 at 04:53 AM.
I have this backpack. For $12, it is great.
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ReluctantSupervisor
05-21-2024 at 08:03 AM.
05-21-2024 at 08:03 AM.
Cheap price so maybe that's a factor here but Targus has a horrible warranty practice. I purchased a Targus made Lenovo branded bag and when I received it, one internal Pocket was sewn in upside down. I contacted targus who was responsive but after a bunch of back and forth they told me they will replace the bag after I mail the defective bag back to them at my cost. It was defective upon arrival and they still make the customer pay? Never again for anything Targus made.
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Peerless_Warrior
05-21-2024 at 08:08 AM.
05-21-2024 at 08:08 AM.
I bought this bag last time it was posted, and I like it. The blk one seems fine for basic usage, obviously not for travel and such. I use it as my daily bag.
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Fancy_Deer
05-21-2024 at 10:46 AM.
05-21-2024 at 10:46 AM.
Can someone recommend a cheap, sturdy and voluminous backpack to be primarily used for carrying groceries? but without looking like a food delivery guy
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Mamiww6
05-21-2024 at 11:36 AM.
05-21-2024 at 11:36 AM.
Ordered one for my cheap brother. Who spends $100s for drinks, but can't afford a normal and durable backpack lol
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spookymulder
05-21-2024 at 12:19 PM.
05-21-2024 at 12:19 PM.
i think this is the third time this has dropped to this price. i bought a black one during the first, and three more for gifts the second.

it's my everyday pack for my laptop / work gear. and it's my personal item when traveling (fairly frequently).

this bag has been great. i'm not super careful with it, but i don't thrash it around either. absolutely recommend for similar usage. having to resist getting another...

(edit) fwiw my laptop is 16.2, in a sleeve, and fits.
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037_Mia
05-21-2024 at 02:37 PM.
05-21-2024 at 02:37 PM.
My zipper broke withi a year.
Also some stitching started breaking earlier.
$10 bag at most
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NeatWallaby7056
05-21-2024 at 05:17 PM.
05-21-2024 at 05:17 PM.
Yep same here with the zipper, used it for 6 months straight and now zipper broke and can only zip using on side of the zipper only 3/4 of the till the end where the zip line is broken.
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05-21-2024 at 10:12 PM.
05-21-2024 at 10:12 PM.
Quote from ReluctantSupervisor :
Cheap price so maybe that's a factor here but Targus has a horrible warranty practice. I purchased a Targus made Lenovo branded bag and when I received it, one internal Pocket was sewn in upside down. I contacted targus who was responsive but after a bunch of back and forth they told me they will replace the bag after I mail the defective bag back to them at my cost. It was defective upon arrival and they still make the customer pay? Never again for anything Targus made.
Targus used to be a respectable brand. I bought a Targus Matrix backpack in 2009 that I used daily as my office bag until 2017. Eight years of being tossed around until the material started failing due to age.

In 2017 I replaced it with a Targus Drifter II under lifetime warranty by shipping it back at my cost for $20. It lasted 7 months before a shoulder strap self destructed. Several reviews suggest that the shoulder strap is a weak point that breaks. I decided not to bother sending it back again.

Bought an Osprey Quasar Daypack in 2018 and it's still in perfect condition today.

Targus is trash, avoid it.
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jmeg79
05-25-2024 at 07:24 AM.
05-25-2024 at 07:24 AM.
Is anyone else having trouble getting the free shipping to work? I signed in with my Best buy member credentials but I'm still getting charged $6 for shipping.
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