I really like these lights and believe they will be durable. I got the 2 x 16 meter length (~104. feet total) and they came on two separate spools. The controller has two connections, one for each light set. They power up and blink red, once paired to the app, they turn white. I use the SmartLife app and like the options to change the colors, settings, timing, etc. I will be putting these under my house eves, where they will be protected from the weather and direct sunlight. Note, they are marked as indoor use only, but they have a protective clear gel coating over the lights. Anyway, my only complaint is that the lighting and effects start at the middle, between the strips and goes outward toward the end of each strip. So, I have not found a way to make the light effects go "end-to-end". So if the lights are on a straight run, the effects emit from the center to the ends or the ends to the center, they don't go end to end... Maybe there is a way to do this effect with a custom setting, but I could not find it in the app or instructions. Also come with mounting hardware. Overall, the lighting effects are nice and I recommend this set for the individual addressable feature of the LED light lighting.