Amazing outer construction as ad promises. Nice attractive look as well. However we returned the 1st binder when the bottom ring would no longer close completely after about 2 weeks of use. The 2nd binder held up longer but all the rings still loosened up quite quickly. Great for use with just papers but not with small notebooks in the rings.
The most critical factor in having a "better 2-inch 3-ring binder" is the ring... actually the rings... With only moderate use and at a tad less than 3/4 capacity the rigs went out of alignment... and it's such a major drag to not just be able to open and close it w/o having to fix tings each time.