I am currently a high school student going into my sophmore year. I convinced my mom to buy me three of these binders in the seventh grade and they lasted until last year when I sorta used my scissors to cut the rubber because the pockets were coming out due to holding to many papers. Anyways this year I am getting one in every color (or at least seven different colors) for each subject that I have. I have no doubt that they will hold up through my freshmen year of college (at the very least) so long as I keep the scissors away. This binder is really reliable school tool. With the horrible pockets that this binder has it forces me to hole-punch everything that I receive from teachers and put in their designated area of the binder. All-in-all this is one of the best binders I could ever hope to have and I would recommend this binder to anyone who needs a binder!
I sing and play in two music groups and I take music from and large collection and keep my music for performance in the 1" binder. It is easy to handle and doesn't slide like shiny binders do.
I love the ease of opening the D-rings and adding documents to this binder. I have to open and shut these binders constantly and I have yet to have a single issue with them!
Too early to tell how long it will last. But the construction seems far superior to the typical plastic and cardboard binders. Hope it holds as I am not gentle with my binders.
I have to admit that I never thought much about binders until I purchased one of these exceptional binders. Now I can't bring myself to buy another kind! I use them primarily for the many workshops and classes I take as well as organizing materials for my classroom. They are so easy to open and close to rearrange documents and materials within. They appear as though they will last forever.