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Join us for a quick video review of the American Tourister Frontec Spinner 54 cm Exp TSA, the perfect travel companion for tech-savvy and efficient travelers. This suitcase features multi-directional spinner wheels for effortless mobility, built-in power bank support to keep your devices charged on the go, and dedicated laptop storage for easy access. Discover how its deep compartments provide ample space for larger items, making it ideal for longer trips. Whether for business or leisure, learn why this carry-on fits all your travel needs. Don’t miss out—subscribe and hit the bell for more insightful reviews on travel essentials!
Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eGqMGHcwiE
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Hello and welcome to another video. We’ll be looking at another piece of luggage, this time my carry-on bag — an American Tourister Frontec 54 cm spinner. “Spinner” means it has these 360° wheels which roll around absolutely great. I like that a lot — that’s one of the reasons I got this bag. It’s got a nice telescopic handle, and it can also expand a bit, which is nice. You just do that and it accordions out a little in case it’s absolutely full. This bag is about 3 kg, so on some airlines this bag alone will be almost half your weight allocation, at least in Australia. I picked this up for about $250 Australian dollars.
Let’s get a closer look. We’ll start with the TSA lock. It’s pretty straightforward — you just set the combination (I’ve covered up the actual correct key here), give it a little pull, and look. TSA locks are not really that secure, but I do find that they prevent zippers from moving, which is why I like them, and they prevent someone from quickly getting into your bag — so they do provide some benefit.
Now we’ll get into the bag. This bag opens like this — you pull it down and it flops forward, and then there’s an inner zipper. This pocket is for a laptop and it can hold a 15-inch MacBook Pro just fine. I’ll show you that right now. I’m back with my 16-inch MacBook Pro, and you can just slide it in like that. It sits great, although it gets a little toey — it almost fell down. That brings me to one weird, annoying thing about this bag: getting into the main compartment. You want to remove the laptop first, because it won’t flop all the way down to the ground, and you’ll probably want it like this, because it’s a bit of a bucket design. So we’ll take the laptop out and show you the rest of the bag.
There are more zippers I’m trying to find here — another interior zipper, and that gets you into the main bucket. It’s a little clunky, and I knew that would be a minor annoyance when I bought the bag — I tried it before — but I decided it was something I would accept. It can hold quite a bit and it’s quite deep, meaning I can stick my camera bag in here and I don’t have to worry about it. I can put some clothes and a few other things in — it’s a good carry. The problem is you can really load this thing up and it can get way too heavy really quickly. I think Virgin Australia only allows 7 kg, which is really light; on other airlines you can get maybe 14 kg in here, which it’s better suited for.
There’s also a little compartment here for a battery, and I should have pointed out earlier that on the top there’s a spot for a standard USB plug — no USB-C. So you can use this as a little portable battery pack too, which is nice. Not if it’s checked, though — don’t do that. Thought I’d just give you a quick look at the USB port so you know what’s there. It’s right there underneath that bit of rubber. The wheels are accessible if you needed to replace them — the assembly is underneath this fabric and there’s an internal zipper. The actual zip is on the inside, meaning you have to feel for it and pull it. I’ve managed to do it — it’s perfectly doable.
The last thing is sealing this thing back up, which is a little annoying. When you want to seal it, you flop it like that, find the internal zipper, give it a zip, then flip it over and slide whatever you want in, and use the main zips again. There you go — that’s the American Tourister Frontec.
If you found the video useful, give it a like and subscribe. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I’ll be happy to answer anything about this bag. It served me great on my last flight and I hope I have it for many years. See you in the next one. Bye.