I've purchased and used the 1" 1.5" and 2" notebooks. I love them all. Colors are great. Much more durable thatn regualr vinyl. The rubber edge grips make it easy to pull of off the shelf. At my office these notebooks are pulled out and opened 5 to 20 x per day. Won't tear or come apart. Rings stay straight and do not catch the document holes of the stored papers.
Rubber edges won't allow binder to slide easily into fabric school bag. I love the color/size/ease of D-ring but the floppy cover and edges make sliding it into my bag difficult and my laptop stops and won't slide in when it hits the rubber edges.
My child uses this binder for school it's in the backpack that is thrown on the floor and floor board in the car and just plain abused. This folder unlike others has held up to the abuse while we've replaced others at the halfway mark for the school year.
Three of us share the content stored in the 2" binder so it gets plenty of daily use. Holds up extremely well. Opens with the push of one finger and easily closes. I have purchased a variety of sizes - none have sprung despite heavy use. They have a quality look and feel to them. Easy to insert labels into binder edge for identifying contents. Love them!
We were looking for a durable binder for my daughter we had gone through 3 other styles this year so I'm excited to see if this binder will hold up to the everyday normal wear/tear that it will undergo.