I've played a lot of junky cheap hardware over the years and with this costing not that much more than those, my expectations were not the highest. I was pleasantly surprised upon arrival - I've never seen a stand this cheap that is this through-engineered. I use it for my side snare and it comes on most of my gigs. Highly recommended!
I wish it was a little heavier, though, since it wobbles quite a bit more with my heavier snare drums than my more heavy-duty stands.