First, this is a minimalist case. There is enough room for the laptop, with padding around the edges, top and bottom. A zip enclosure is where the laptop slides in. Make sure you get the right size for you particualr laptop. There is a front pocket for small essentials, such as charger cables, pens, small note pad, thumbdrives and the like. There is also a rear pocket the doubles as a pass through to slide on top of a carry on luggage. Everything you need in a laptop case.