The weight is sensationally low, the processing is very good. If you hold the closed, flat-lying trunk to the ground, the side walls offer little resistance and a good piece can be flatten like a pancake. Who wants to carry delicate items, is better off with a slightly stiffer and for heavier model. Did the case sent back and ordered a likewise very large Samsonite Spark. This is significantly more rigid and offers better resistance to weight loads from the outside. The kilo extra weight of Samsonite Spark is to cope with this advantage.