Here's my update after about three or four months with this case. I still like it . I use it whenever I need really protection because it's kind of a hardback and a hard front. But in slipping it in and out of briefcases and things like that it's still just a little too thick and bulky so if I'm really traveling and moving from hotel to hotel and presentation presentation, I still use my Incipio shell and my smart cover cause it's thinner and easier to get in and out. Other than that the hinges holding up very well, and all Of the edges are holding up fine