I purchased a total of 3 binders (two of this particular size/color, one of another size/color) for a massive project that was long overdue. See, I've been collecting fashion magazines for a few years because I like all the photos printed in them for art references to use when drawing/painting, but I got pretty fed up with the amount of space this collection took up (and how much of it was wasted with articles and pictures that I had no use for or interest in) and the fact that the photos weren't super accessible and couldn't be organized. So I decided that I'd slice free the pages that I wanted, put them in diamond clear page protectors from Avery, and then fit them in a binder so that I could easily access and organize all the magazine images while also significantly downsizing the amount of space used (I went from an entire 60 quart plastic storage tub filled to the brim with magazines down to a total of 4 binders; two 2-inch, one 3-inch, and one 1-inch; the gutted magazines were then taken to the recycle center).
These binders definitely did just as I wanted them to! The D-rings work beautifully to hold the page protectors and allow me to flip through the pages as often as I like without a problem and quickly remove or add pages whenever and wherever I want. The covers are also pretty sturdy and have so far handled the amount of stuff I've put in them (around 175 page protectors stuffed with 1-4 glossy magazine pages each), which is very important since I'm using these binders as reference book resources and they will naturally get handled and used often. I definitely don't feel like the covers are going to rip or bend or split apart easily. Of course, I don't think I could necessarily treat them super roughly, but general use from shelving them, opening them, carrying them with me, etc. doesn't seem like it'll wreck them, which is exactly what I wanted!
The only thing I'm not a big fan of is the fact that the strip with the D-rings isn't mounted to the spine, but to the back cover of the binder. I mean, it was to be expected, but I suppose I'm just so used to O-rings mounted to the spine that it's just a little different. Anyway, not a real downside since I kind of knew it would be like this since I chose a 2", not a 1" or 1.5" which are more standard sizes that can have spine-mounted rings without a problem. D-rings mounted on a spine would probably cause a problem with the pages would have to be shifted from the side to the middle every time the binder was opened or shut.
Anyway, Avery is definitely a reliable brand that makes a quality project, so if you need a quality traditional binder for a project or work or school, I definitely give these my recommendation!
Barbara C. VanBurger
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