^^ mharvey, we lots of us arr a fool for purple too!!
but lin, i think you should go with the black. the rasin does scratch easily, but if you put the spray on, it would help it a bit. so, whatever color is great. if you're planning to use this bag for a long time, i say go with black. you could NEVER go wrong with black, however...i've been reading a lot about how the purple is the new black....