I need a new bag

I need a new bag, the one I’ve got at the moment is falling apart. I made a massive mistake and went for a cheap option. This one is the third bag, the first two went back with broken zips in the first few days of owning them, this one has lasted a little longer but not much.

Now I’m a bit weary of investing my money in another dud, so I thought I would ask that great big world out there.

What am I looking for?

• It needs to look good in the office.
• Nothing too dull, but nothing too bright.
• It needs to take a 15” laptop.
• I move around quite a lot so need to be able to slot the laptop in and out quite quickly.
• I always surprise myself with how much paper I carry around but I’m not looking for a mobile office.
• I carry stuff too – iPod, pens, power packs, cables, USB sticks, etc.
• I occasionally walk quite a way with the bag so it needs to be comfortable.
• The bag itself shouldn’t be too heavy – if I’m going to carry weight I want it to be in the stuff that I need not in the bag (I picked up a Swiss-army bag at the weekend and it was so heavy I put it straight back down again).
• It needs to be robust – I don’t want to buy another one in another few months.
• It needs to be waterproof – I live in England.
• I don’t really want lots of pockets – I’m not organised enough to put things in the same place every time so lots of pockets just become annoying.
• I quite like to be unusual so would look favourably on something a bit quirky.
• I’m not Roman Abromovich so it needs to be a sensible price.

I tend to prefer messenger style bags, although I would prefer a vertical style one over a horizontal style one. I’ve never seen a really stylish backpack bag, but could be persuaded.

A couple of sample things that look good to me.

• Timbuk2 Blogger
• Crumpler Part and Parcel
• Pakuma Choroka K1

Anyone tried any of these bags?
Does anyone out there have any other recommendations for me?

Help me, please, I’m in danger of becoming a bag fetishist..