This is a great heavy duty binder. It has clear side pockets which are great for sticking items in you need to reference. Negative: the metal rings do not meet perfectly correctly so when you flip your papers back/forth in the binder they catch. That is a pain.
Last fall I bought a binder from another vendor for my grandson who is in the 8th grade. Needless to say he's pretty rough on school materials generally. By the end of the first semester his binder/notebook was in tatters. The cover was coming off and the notebook was falling apart. He had not used the rings to hold his papers for quite some time. It was apparent that something had to be done since there was no way to repair the damage to the binder. Therefore I went to my nearby Staples store because I have found the products they sell to be topnotch. I found this binder and my grandson liked it immediately. He really likes the way the D-rings work. They close with precision and are sound. We will see how much punishment this one will take in the long run. For now it's measuring up just fine.
Good product and heavy duty. The inside pockets are very strong and work well for holding paper before adding to the contents of the binder. Works well for my project which will last for 1 year so it will get lots of wear and tear. Will order more when needed.
These binders are wonderful! I have some that have lasted forever and I expect the same results from the ones I just purchased. It is nice to know that these binders aren't separating on the covers after some use. It doesn't seem to matter how full they are they still stand up and last. It is also nice to know that the plastic on the view binder and front cover is also sturdy. Once I put the information in these slots they stay and wear well without the plastic film separating or coming apart.
This binder is the nicest I've ever had. It holds my entire genealogy study which consists of 152 documents stored back to back in 76 sheet protectors. This heavy-duty binder is very sturdy and its easy opening D-rings make flipping through the pages very easy. I especially like the Gap Free ring design--the rings of the binder this item replaces just would not stay closed and the pages kept coming out--very annoying! I would recommend these binders for any use in any size rings. Another plus is it has four pockets two each on the inside of the front and back covers. And the covers are wide enough that dividers are not sticking out and getting messed up.