Calpak Vs. Cuyana : quelle marque culte propose le meilleur sac de travail ?

En tant que personne qui, pendant des années, a transporté sans succès un sac de toile au bureau – un sac qui ne convenait pas à mes affaires et ne les organisait pas – je peux l’affirmer avec certitude : Un bon sac de travail change la donne. Les meilleurs de ces sacs permettent de ranger ses affaires avec style, de sorte que l’on se sent autonome et prêt pour les trajets quotidiens, les voyages d’affaires et tout ce qui se trouve entre les deux. J’ai récemment essayé deux modèles populaires, le sac de travail Cuyana Système Tote et de Calpak Haven Laptop Tote BagJ’ai donc décidé d’utiliser les deux sacs à dos pour déterminer lequel correspondait le mieux à mes besoins spécifiques et à mon mode de vie. Le Haven a excellé lors de longs voyages, notamment en avion et en train, tandis que le System Tote s’est parfaitement adapté à mon style personnel pour une utilisation quotidienne facile. Mais quel est le meilleur sac de travail dans l’ensemble ? Lisez la suite pour le savoir.

Pour évaluer ces sacs les uns par rapport aux autres, j’ai porté chacun d’entre eux pendant deux mois au cours de divers voyages : vols internationaux, trajets d’une heure en Amtrak et trajets plus courts en métro dans la ville de New York. En testant les sacs, j’ai prêté attention à leur capacité et à leur organisation, à leur construction et à leur durabilité, à leur facilité de voyage, à leur design et à leur polyvalence. Vous trouverez ci-dessous mon évaluation côte à côte du Cuyana System Tote et du Calpak Haven Laptop Tote Bag, ainsi que les avantages et les inconvénients de chacun d’entre eux et le sac que j’ai couronné vainqueur.

Examen des sacs de travail Calpak et Cuyana

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Calpak et Cuyana : Aperçu de la marque

Cuyana est une marque de luxe basée à San Francisco dont la devise est « moins, mieux ». Elle conçoit des pièces essentielles pour la femme moderne, notamment des vêtements de travail, des sacs et pochettes en cuir et des accessoires de mode sélectionnés. Cuyana s’engage en faveur d’une consommation responsable et de la durabilité : Selon la marque, ses produits sont fabriqués avec 100% de matériaux certifiés durables ; elle se concentre également sur des rendements de production plus faibles afin d’encourager un gaspillage minimal de ses articles et de faciliter la création d’un environnement de travail durable. revente programme sur son site web. Bien que Cuyana propose de nombreux sacs de travail en cuir et même un sac à dos, le System Tote est de loin l’article le plus vendu de l’entreprise, et nous l’avons nommé le « System Tote ». Meilleur sac de travail pour femme dans l'ensemble dans notre examen approfondi.

Calpak est également une marque californienne, fondée à Los Angeles en 1989, qui a commencé par proposer une petite collection de portefeuilles et de sacs à main. Aujourd’hui, il s’agit d’une entreprise axée sur le voyage qui se consacre à la fabrication de bagages et d’accessoires bien conçus et très fonctionnels pour toutes sortes de voyages. Bien qu’ils varient en taille et en fonction, tous les articles de Calpak ont une esthétique ludique et colorée, ainsi qu’un aspect et un toucher épurés. Le Haven Laptop Tote est l’un des sacs de voyage de Calpak. best-sellerset le plus comparable au System Tote de Cuyana en termes de taille et de forme.

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Calpak contre Cuyana : Conception, construction et capacité

Le Cuyana System Tote et le Calpak Haven Laptop Tote sont tous deux des sacs de travail de forme rectangulaire avec des parties détachables, mais les similitudes s’arrêtent là.

Le System Tote est un sac souple qui se décline en deux matières (cuir galbé et crocodile) et en deux tailles (13 et 16 pouces). Il est doté de deux poignées inclinées sur le dessus du sac, d’un fond plat et de deux boutons qui s’emboîtent pour fermer le sac. De chaque côté du sac se trouve un petit anneau en D en laiton sur lequel on peut fixer une bandoulière plus longue (à la fois pour une et deux tailles). étroit et large option are available for purchase) can be attached, as well as two small tabs with buttons where different inserts, like a housse pour ordinateur portable ou un zippered pouch, can be snapped in to create more storage in the bag. The bag itself comes with one small interior pocket which cannot be removed.

I tried this bag without any of the added accessories, and found that it had more than enough space to fit my laptop sleeve–encased 15-inch Macbook Air, water bottle, iPad, wallet and a couple small snacks within the main cavity, while the pocket easily held my keys, pen, gum, lipstick and hand cream. I could have fit another small makeup pouch, light cardigan or even a thin pair of flip-flops in addition to everything else I carried. The bag remained sleek-looking and sat well when full of my belongings; it was also stylish enough to take to happy hour after leaving the office without screaming “work bag.”

The Haven Laptop Tote, by contrast, is made from a stiffer vegan leather (polyurethane) and is super structured, with a boxy shape that almost resembles a briefcase. Like the Cuyana, it has a flat bottom, but is reinforced with four “feet” that steady it when it’s set down. The Haven tote comes with two short handles at the top of the bag as well as a detachable and adjustable shoulder strap. While the bag does have a magnetic button closure, this is only usable when the included laptop sleeve—which snaps into said buttons—is removed entirely. The laptop sleeve features a zippered closure and has tons of storage pockets both inside and outside of it, creating quite a lot of space to secure your belongings. Some of these pockets are elasticized, so you can store larger or rounder items like ballet flats or a water bottle, and a separate pocket has a zipper closure, too.

Spec for spec, the Calpak is a much larger and heftier bag than the Cuyana and thus can fit a lot more stuff. Along with all of the other items I carried around in the System Tote, I was also able to store a gym outfit and pair of running shoes in the Haven (though, admittedly, the sides of the bag did awkwardly bulge out because it was overfilled). And again, because the bag slightly resembles a briefcase in shape, it’s less versatile to carry around outside of a work context.

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Calpak Vs. Cuyana: Travel-Friendliness, Durability And Upkeep

Both of these bags were made to be functional for work commutes and business travel, but during my tests, each had their own benefits and quirks in this regard.

As we’ve talked about, the Calpak Haven Tote is a large and roomy bag with a ton of available storage. Its adjustable carrying strap is long enough to be worn over the shoulder or as a cross-body, but in my experience, the latter method fit slightly awkwardly when the bag was too full or housed heavier items like a full water bottle. That said, the thick width of the strap didn’t cut into my torso or shoulder and supported the weight of the bag’s contents evenly. (I barely used the short handles at the top of the bag, so I can’t really speak to their comfort—but they aren’t long enough to use as a shoulder strap if needed and can only be carried by hand or on the forearm. As such, this may not work well if the bag is full and heavy.)

One big perk of the Calpak’s design is the luggage trolley sleeve on the back, which secures the bag to the telescoping handle of a carry-on by sliding onto it. I found this feature extremely useful when taking it on trains and flights, and it helped immensely to not have to carry a heavy bag on one arm while rolling a bulky suitcase with the other. Speaking of trains and flights, this bag fit in the under-seat area as a personal item on most of the trips I took; on smaller planes, it squeezed in most of the way but not entirely and impinged a bit on my foot space.

Because of its PU construction, the bag is generally quite durable; I haven’t noticed any scratches on its main surface even after shoving it under airplane seats and bumping into turnstiles and walls on the subway. After wearing it for a couple of months, I’ve noticed a bit of wear on the finish of the shoulder strap, but nothing more significant than that. Since the bag is still under Calpak’s one-year warranty for a handful more months, I may likely request a strap replacement if the finish starts peeling off more significantly. Cleaning this bag is a cinch both inside and out; I’ve wiped it down with a slightly wet cloth and gentle dish soap between wearing, and used my vacuum’s hose attachment to get crumbs on the inside.

The Cuyana bag also accompanied me on several trains and flights, and fit neatly under the seat in front of me even when relatively full. Despite being constructed from a soft pebbled leather, the bag has surprisingly remained largely scratch-free, excepting for some small scuffing on the bottom four corners, where I’ve seen a bit of rubbing and wear. This, of course, doesn’t reduce the functionality of the bag, and Cuyana’s two-year warranty may help me alleviate this problem if it continues to deteriorate in the next 20 months.

Carrying the System Tote with its included handles can also be a hit-or-miss experience; if it’s too full or heavy, the bag is hard to hoist comfortably on your shoulder, and sometimes the straps can slip off. I have noticed a bit of stretching on the handles, too, as is pretty typical with leather goods. Purchasing one of Cuyana’s adjustable shoulder straps would be an easy way to remedy both of these issues, though, and I’ll plan to do so for the future. In terms of cleaning, I’ve wiped my System Tote down with a very lightly damp microfiber cloth and that’s served me well so far. Since the bag is so soft and flexible, it’s also easy to turn inside-out to remove crumbs and dust from the interior. Cuyana sells a dedicated leather nettoyeur et conditioner, which I’ll likely be picking up for longer-term treatments.

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Calpak Vs. Cuyana: Final Verdict

After spending a few months with the Sac fourre-tout Cuyana System et Calpak Haven Laptop Tote Bag, I sincerely liked both and believe they each have a place in my work-bag lineup. They have different strengths and purposes—the Calpak for longer trips, especially those involving airplane travel, and the Cuyana for everyday use and shorter commutes.

To summarize: The Calpak is a worthy option for housing all of your needed work items, and then some. It comes at a fairly reasonable price of $180—though, arguably, that might be on the slightly high side for a vegan leather bag—and is a chic and durable product with lots of clever details.

The Cuyana System Tote’s timeless style and flexible design mean that it will be able to live in my wardrobe and support my professional needs for years to come. It’s definitely an investment purchase: $328 for the 13-inch size and $498 for the 16-inc