I use these, extensively, as well as the color ones intermittently. I am often a "brand loyal" person, and Avery is one of those brands, for me! The binder pockets are fairly heavy weight plastic, and the Avery brand hold up to day to day use better than "generic" versions I have seen. These bend, fold, and crease less, as others look to be lighter weight plastic. Also, the edges tear, at times, primarily the right, lower side. The one "improvement" I'm not so fond of is the stamping or embossing around the pocket, now. They used fold the front pocket over the back, about a half inch or so, and I think heat seal it. With the stamping, I am guessing that was done to improve durability, but it makes the inside dimension smaller - still holds standard size paper, but fewer. And, the pages have to be pretty well aligned to get in more easily. Wonder if they could fold the pocket over and somehow stamp it on the back? Improve durability without compromising the inside measurement?? But, it certainly has not deterred me from using these. I use for my classes - lecture notes, articles, etc.; at home for articles, the bill binder, etc. I use clear more, but use the colors for color coding various things.