The clipboard is the right size only for a pad with glued edge top, not one with perforated pages and the 3/4" cardboard fold-over flap top. A top-perforated paper pad is overhangs ...Read complete review
The clipboard is the right size only for a pad with glued edge top, not one with perforated pages and the 3/4" cardboard fold-over flap top. A top-perforated paper pad is overhangs about 1/8" on the bottom, which means sheets will end up with dog-eared bottoms. The 1/8" thick plastic seems to be more like Lexan (flexible) than Plexiglass (brittle), but since I haven't dropped it yet (as will surely happen someday), I can only assume it will survive. I'd suggest the "legal size" clipboard if dog-eared pages might be a problem. I am using it as a shop pad, so the paper might end up with measurements or as a disposable mixing tray for epoxy. My lack of recommendation for a friend to buy is solely based on what I believe the better half would say if she were to use it. It works fine for me, especially at the price, but the short length wasn't apparent until I put a pad in it. The 3/4" folded-over perf-at-the-top seems to be standard now for letter-sized "legal pads" so just be aware of it. If I were to recommend this, it would have to be the larger "legal" size (but that one wasn't on sale).
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Doesn't do well outside in the sun.
Used in car during the summer. Bent and then broke in half.
Used in car during the summer. Bent and then broke in half.
The clipboard is the right size only for a pad with glued edge top, not one with perforated pages and the 3/4" cardboard fold-over flap top. A top-perforated paper pad is overhangs about 1/8" on the bottom, which means sheets will end up with dog-eared bottoms. The 1/8" thick plastic seems to be more like Lexan (flexible) than Plexiglass (brittle), but since I haven't dropped it yet (as will surely happen someday), I can only assume it will survive. I'd suggest the "legal size" clipboard if dog-eared pages might be a problem. I am using it as a shop pad, so the paper might end up with measurements or as a disposable mixing tray for epoxy. My lack of recommendation for a friend to buy is solely based on what I believe the better half would say if she were to use it. It works fine for me, especially at the price, but the short length wasn't apparent until I put a pad in it. The 3/4" folded-over perf-at-the-top seems to be standard now for letter-sized "legal pads" so just be aware of it. If I were to recommend this, it would have to be the larger "legal" size (but that one wasn't on sale).
Got this for my wife who is a Food Network fan to jot down her recipes while watching the TV and the same while cooking. Serves its purpose, cannot ask for more for its $1 value....