The perfect combination of pockets, zippers, sleeves, comfort and quality manufacturing is hard to find in laptop cases. TUMI, the New Jersey-based company known for its black-on-black suitcases, travel bags and accessories made from ballistic nylon, gets it right. Part of its Alpha Collection, the Three-Way Brief works as a backpack, tote or briefcase. It defines efficiency and functionality. A padded laptop (16-inch) section, tablet pocket and a healthy selection of interior and exterior pockets are ideally connected, and the adjustable backpack strap tucks away into stealth mode. Plus, a 20-digit number can even be registered in the TUMI Trace program, an owners’ central database, so lost and then found bags can be recovered.