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I purchased a Track Day Pack about two months ago. I absolutely love it as a backpack for school, but I'm concerned about the pressure put on my laptop when I'm wearing it and have books in the other compartment. I absolutely cannot lay the bag down on the strap side, as that places pressure I KNOW will damage my laptop. I have not been able to figure out how to test how much pressure is on the laptop when I wear the bag, though. The material between the padding against my back and the laptop is bowed in towards the laptop, came like this brand new, and does not offer any sort of protection. The "360" protection on your website is just around the edges. What do I do about the weight of my books? I don't want to have to buy a rigid sleeve to put inside my backpack, but I don't know if I have a choice - that's another $50-100 right there. Help!