The case functions well overall. It props up well, has a magnet in the cover to turn on the screen when you open it, and is quite easy to install. I would say, though, that I do not foresee the case lasting too long. The back cover plastic is beautiful and sturdy, but the flexible synthetic material on the front (especially around the area where it folds to prop the iPad up) looks like it will start flaking before too long. That said, as long as this case lasts more than 1/4 of the iPad's life, it is more affordable than the impenetrable $60 Otterbox case I could otherwise have purchased.