I think it will be a very long lasting product that will make it thru the school year. The other brand that I usually buy tends to split and tear apart before the end of the school year.
My kids are gifted students with A LOT of homework carrying their binders back & forth every day opening & closing them often. These are the only binders I have found that last a whole school year. Sure they cost more but it's still cheaper than buying 2 of the less-expensive binders.
Love this binder! Orange is one of my favorite colors so that helped. For me the best feature is that you can fold the cover so it opens flat onto the back cover so that it can easily be used while walking around making notes (for example while house-hunting).
These are the only binders my kids will use for school. I have a Senior Freshman and Jr. High school student. The binder will last the whole school year and I don't have to buy 3 or 4 of the cheaper ones each year.
Even more colors (brite ones) would be great. But the quality of these binders is great! I bought these for my kids to store their trading cards (i.e. Pokémon) because the binders seemed like they could withstand the abuse of 3 young kids. If I have any problems I'll let you know but so far so good. :D