Pretty much the same story here. I'm on my 2nd Targus TXL617 (holds 17" laptop) in 18(?) years and I use it for everything every day. I've even used it for a short 3-day international business trip. I've used it at a dusty shooting range in the desert. It's been dropped, dragged, kicked, bitten (friend's dog) etc. and it still holds up.

I think Targus stopped making this model (maybe a trend towards smaller laptops), hopefully this one will keep working for a while before I need to find a good replacement.