It's typically located down under. The name is kind of misleading: It can be so thick and bushy that you lose your way, or almost completely barren, or anywhere in between. Preferences vary.

But that's not important. The important part is to check your gear before heading in. Mechanical failures there can be life-altering.

They are generally very good bags, I think.

But the most-important zipper on mine is regularly failing to zip, and/or to stay zipped.

Which Osprey bag did you end up with, if I may ask? I'm not opposed to buying a new one, and I already assumed that my Targus Matrix backpack is very long-gone in their product line and that a direct replacement is just not possible.

It's just that.... my present bag is failing, and I need to make a move soon.

I'm not yet familiar with the Osprey brand (and most of the BIFL backpacks here are just backpacks, not backpacks that are intended to protect a computer).

Can you fill me in on what you have, and what parts you like and dislike?

Apologies for hijacking your thread to ask this, but:

Does anyone have experience with Targus warranty service?

I've got a Targus backpack that I bought from Dell in 2004-ish to carry the first laptop I bought. I still like it just fine and it is holding up quite well aside from one problem. For almost 20 years, I've continued to use it for my present-day laptop and as a carry-on when flying.

The problem is that, lately, the most important zipper (the one nearest the shoulder straps that bears the most weight) has been separating.

It's supposed to have a lifetime warranty, but their website suggests that I need proof of purchase for warranty service -- and that's surely long-gone.

I still have a OG Motorola Droid.

It still "works".*

The last thing I used it for was as a clock, in its desktop dock. I thought it was cool.

Some time in the past 7 years, the clock app became unusable.

*: So actually, no. It doesn't "work." It had one job and it can't even do that anymore.

It was a really neat device 13 years ago when it was new, though.

Let me guess: You're the one who thinks they're fun at parties.

It is.

That's [part of] the reason why it's wrong to listen to vinyls.

Do you listen to your vinyls when you cook with them?

Or did you mean "cast iron pans"?