I bought these for nursing school. So far they are pretty comfortable and have held up the past couple months since I got them. One big downside is that they STINK! I don't know what they put on these things but they smell like bad corn chips or foot odor on the outside of the leather. They smelled like that when I first took them out of the box. I can smell them from the other room when I am sleeping or studying. I am worried the other students can smell them at school and are just too nice to say anything. Hopefully they will air out in time, but that smell is a deal breaker. Without the smell they would have met my expectations.