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title: "Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack vs Exped Metro 20"
description: "Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack vs Exped Metro 20: capacity, weight, dimensions and how many airlines accept each as a carry-on, side by side."
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# Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack vs. Exped Metro 20

Two carry-on travel backpacks, compared spec for spec.

## [Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack](https://onebag.travel/carryon/20mkfwat5w/amazon-basics-canvas-laptop-backpack/)

by [Amazon](https://onebag.travel/carryons/?brands=Amazon)

![Front facing view of the Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack](https://res.cloudinary.com/obt/image/upload/c_fill,w_400/carryons/hfyxfc4wufjlhbxmbqby)

<table class="table table-sm cmp-spec mt-2"><tbody><tr><td>Capacity</td><td>0 L</td></tr><tr><td>Weight</td><td>1.6 kg</td></tr><tr><td>Dimensions</td><td>55×36×22 cm</td></tr><tr><td>Airline fit</td><td>62%</td></tr><tr><td>Price</td><td>$24</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Feature by feature

| Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack | Feature | Exped Metro 20 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Storage |
| N | Compression | N |
| None | Expanded Capacity | None |
| 4 | Opening | 1 |
| N | Passport | N |
| N | Passthrough | N |
| Carry |
| Y | Backpack | Y |
| N | Hip Belt | N |
| Y | Sternum Strap | Y |
| Inside |
| 15in | Laptop | 15in |
| 1 | Main Compartments | 1 |
| N | Organizer | N |
| Outside |
| × | Hard Shell | × |
| N | Rain-fly | N |
| 2 | Water Bottle Holder | 2 |
| Y | Water Resistant | Y |

<table class="cmp-material"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Material</td></tr><tr><td>Canvas</td><td>600 D ripstop polyester, PU coated, 1'200 mm water column</td></tr></tbody></table>

## [Exped Metro 20](https://onebag.travel/carryon/9jo001afhl/exped-metro-20/)

by [Exped](https://onebag.travel/carryons/?brands=Exped)

![Front facing view of the Exped Metro 20](https://res.cloudinary.com/obt/image/upload/c_fill,w_400/v1623861489/carryons/Exped_Metro_20_bdlg25.webp)

<table class="table table-sm cmp-spec mt-2"><tbody><tr><td>Capacity</td><td>20 L</td></tr><tr><td>Weight</td><td>0.72 kg</td></tr><tr><td>Dimensions</td><td>50×28×17 cm</td></tr><tr><td>Airline fit</td><td>92%</td></tr><tr><td>Price</td><td>$99</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Key differences between the Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack and Exped Metro 20

-   **Opening:** Top zip on the Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack; Clamshell on the Exped Metro 20.

Both have: backpack straps, sternum strap, laptop sleeve, water bottle pockets, water resistant.

## Which airlines take each bag as a carry-on

We checked both bags against the carry-on size limits of 189 airlines. 117 accept both. 0 accept only the Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack, and 57 accept only the Exped Metro 20.

### Only the Exped Metro 20 fits

Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Baltic, Air China, Air France, Air India, Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Air Niugini, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Asiana Airlines, ATA Airlines, Belavia, Blue Air, Boliviana de Aviacion, Bulgaria Air, Cayman Airways, China Eastern, Croatia Air, Emirates Airlines, Enter Air, Etihad Airways, flybe, Great Lakes Airlines, Icelandair, Indigo, InselAir, Jet Airways, Juneyao Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, LATAM , Liat Airlines, Luxair, Meridiana Fly, Nordwind Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Ryanair, S7, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sky Airlines, Sun Express, TAP Air Portugal, TAROM, Tianjin Airlines (A320 & E190), Tiger Airways, TUI, Ukraine International, VIM Airlines (Closed), Volotea, WestJet, Xiamen.

## Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack vs. Exped Metro 20: which should you pack?

The **Exped Metro 20** carries 20L more than the **Amazon Basics Canvas Laptop Backpack** (0L vs. 20L), while the **Exped Metro 20** is the lighter pack at 0.72kg (vs. 1.6kg). For carry-on flexibility, the **Exped Metro 20** fits 92% of the airlines we track — the higher of the two. If you prioritise packing volume, choose the Exped Metro 20; if you want to travel lighter, the Exped Metro 20 is the better call.