seems good on first impression. i have not yet used this item but first impressions are good…the case seems very sturdy and seems incredibly large…the first thing all my friends said on seeing it when it arrived was “Wow, that thing is huge”…the dimensions are clearly given but the bag really does just seem very big for some reason…very spacious. nice interior with straps to hold your belongings in the base or the lid of the hard sided luggage. and the built in locking system is fantastic…

despite the fact that i haven’t used it yet, with a 10 year manufacturers warranty for any buckles or breaks…i’m really happy with this purchase. the only reason i’m giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is because i haven’t put it through the ultimate test of a couple of international flights!!!

A pleasant compromise…. …between a rigid suitcase and a softside nylon suitcase. The plastic is lightweight but seems quite strong. I bought this to use for carrying suits, dress shirts, dress pants, etc.—clothing that tends to be on the more delicate side, which I want to make sure does not get crushed or wrinkled too much as might happen in a duffle bag or softside case. This case is much lighter than a rigid suitcase, and surprisingly a good bit lighter than a softside one too! Mine was a handsome black color, and at just a hundred bucks from my local warehouse club, quite reasonable.

Love how light and easy it is to wheel around, the girl at the hotel who helped me was especially relieved/impressed by its performance!

Don’t know how it will hold up after a few years, but since I usually pack all my harder and heavier items (toiletries, books, shoes, etc.) in a large duffle bag, I am pretty confident that it will be fine.

Nice luaggage but.. . This hard sided luggage is big and super light weight. However the trade-off is the thin sheet of polycarbonate that doesn’t seems to make it last long (at least without dents). Anyway, it come with 10 years (if I remember correctly) warranty so if going to Samsonite service center once in a while is not a problem for you then it is a really good luggage!

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A light sturdy bag for a good price.. Pros: This is a well made bag with heavy duty zippers and lots of outside pockets. It is lightweight and easy to manuever. Cons: The telescoping handle on my bag stuck a few times at first and the bag tended to tip forward when the packed bag was unmanned while the handle was fully extended. Overall, an excellent value, would purchase hartmann luggage again.

Balance problem. I’m having trouble balancing this bag when it’s fully packed; it falls backwards and has to be braced or it ends up on the floor. Is there a counterbalance for it? Or do I just have to pack it more lightly?

Excellent quality bag. I love hartmann luggage! It’s lightweight and expandable. The rubber wheels roll quietly. The handle is nice and tall which was a lifesaver since my husband and I are both tall. Consumer Reports rates this little guy as a best buy and I totally agree. The price was excellent and after 4 flights I’m very pleased with the quality of the purchase as well.

I used this rolly along with the Traveling Toddler Car Seat Travel Accessory and the rolly bag hauled a very full load packed in the bag, along with my Evenflo Triumph car seat and my 30 lb toddler strapped around it AND another Delsey carry-on shoulder bag on top. So I’d say that after 4 flights with this load, that the bag performed wonderfully. It still looks brand new and should last a long time.

Our bag broke and Delsey does NOT stand behind their product. We bought this bag for our daughter because it was available in pink and lightweight. After ONE trip through TSA and carrying it on board, one of the back black guards tore half way off. We first called eBags and were told they could do nothing. We then called Delsey and were extremely disappointed. They do not have a repair center in Houston (the 4th largest city in the nation)!!! We would have to incur shipping charges to send it to one of Delsey’s approved repair centers. If we had used the bag for more than one flight – or checked it underneath the aircraft – I might think some expense should be on our end. However, I fully expect a brand new bag to last more than a flight; and if it does not, Delsey should stand behind it. The only thing the customer service rep had to tell me is that many of their customers are frustrated with the lack of repair centers. We will NOT be purchasing any other Delsey bags in the future.

Consumer Reports Best Buy. This item appeared in Consumers Report magazine as a Best Buy for the money. I follow many of the recommendations this magazine has to offer and been very satisfied with the magazines findings. I love hartmann luggage.

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Do I need to say more?. I had to call to find out that they didn’t have the items I had pay for… Do I need to say more?

Suitcase does break. As the other reviewer wrote, the suitcase dents easily – in fact after one trip already. Unfortunately, my experience is contrary to the other reviewer in that the suitcase DOES break. After 15 months and about 10 trips, one of wheels is almost torn off. What’s worse is that Samsonite recognizes the problem but only wants to replace the suitcase at a cost, while the newer models clearly have reinforcements in the wheel area demonstrating that this is a design flaw and should be covered by warranty.

I agree with the other reviewer that the “expandable” feature is great and spinners are the way to go. The concept of the suitcase is nice but the material selection is flawed resulting in a huge dissapointment over the Samsonite sahora.

Extremely Useful, Might Dent a Bit. We have this Samonite Sahora for long term trips of a week or more. We got one in bright blue, which makes it easy to spot on luggage carousels. It is a great piece of luggage, but we have found that it dents rather easily.

Samsonite Sahora Brights 28 Spinner We have several Samsonite pieces in our luggage collection. We have a solid hard sider at 29″ and a slightly smaller half soft sided one. This blue Sahora piece falls in the middle. If we’re going on a cruise, for example, we’ll take the 29″ and 28″, one for each of us. It’s a toss up which is better. This one is GREAT with the zip up sides and the expand capability. That means it can shrink down to fit underneath the bed nicely, but can also expand out again when there is a lot of stuff to fit inside it.

I might be a little nervous about the zippers here – the 29″ one has a solid metal edge around the seams. But we’ve never had any issue at all with the zippers failing. There’s nothing to “lock” here – it’s hard to lock zippers – but again, not really a big deal most of the time.

The spinner capability is GREAT. I love, love, love spinners. I’ve kicked this along when my hands were full and it zoomed along quite nicely. You can push it, pull it, turn it in place while you’re in line, and there are no issues at all. All luggage should be spinner luggage.

Definitely get a bright colored one if you can, it makes it so much easier to spot your luggage when you travel and retrieve your bags. Again, the bag does seem to scratch and dent fairly easily, but it doesn’t break. So you get “battle scars” on your luggage that you can boast about, but the things inside stay quite safe. I haven’t had that type of denting on my other bags, but again, there are benefits to this bag like the expanding capability that mean I really don’t worry about the scratches here.

Well recommended.

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Good piece of luggage. I have been taking few trips so far. To maneuver the case is the best when the space are limited. It is easy to roll, drag. It is a good piece. I highly recommend the Samsonite cruisair.

Never again. The Samsonite Cruisair was expensive for what it is. After several uses, the plastic latch broke. I called Samsonite – they do not have a replacement part that I can buy. I can, however, drive 50 miles to a repair center. Just say no to Samsonite!

pay a lot – get very little. I purchased this suitcase last year, to replace an older samsonite hardside that i had for many years. it finally fell victim to the many flights and rough handling by baggage handlers, so i decided to get the same type. unfortunately samsonit didn’t make that type any more, so i got the 29″ spinner. it’s very cheesily made. the lock are cheap plastic and broke after a few uses. now i have to use a strap to keep it together. they need a better idea.

TSA. The year is now 2009. Why is anyone making or selling hardside luggage without TSA approved locks? Hello? Hello?

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