The pros: It was the least expensive view binder we found. It does its job and the rings seem reliable. The cons: On some of the 60 binders we bought the white plastic covering did not perfectly adhere to the backing leading to some puffiness that could be hidden in part by custom paper inserts in the front and back view pockets. The binder cover and view pockets are made of thin fragile materials that cannot survive much handling so print test inserts until you hit on dimensions that will slip easily into the pockets without forcing. This is especially true for the narrow spine view pocket on the 1/2-inch binder which needed a heavy card stock insert to survive its journey to the bottom of the pocket. All that said none of these issues rendered any of our binders unusable and the final product was attractive enough for our project. If you have to stretch your budget and don't mind that some people will notice then buy this binder. If we reprint our project we definitely will re-purchase this binder.