The TRU Red are not bad binders. Sizing is the same for me as the Accel construction quality is good. 2 Issues for me: 1) paper is very thin in the binder as a result the pages pull away very easy 2) the calendar pages nice feature should have more space in the boxes
This is a great compact notebook. It also came with sticky note flags enough I didn't recall being in the description--a nice surprise. I'm only knocking off one star because the perforated pages tear too easily even just turning the pages often.