nevermasI'm not sure what you're talking about (maybe another case?) because I received mine from this drop and it's SUPER heavy duty and is exactly what I was wanting. It's the absolute opposite of garbage.
SeekOriginal design and maker of case is www.explorercases.com
Tsunami knocked off the design, but is noticeably shittier in quality and weight compared to the real thing. Monoprice uses OEM manufacturers such as Tsunami to market their products. Quality is extremely subpar compared to the real thing, weight is not beneficial when you are talking about protective cases.
nevermasI see.
Weight did not factor into my personal consideration, but rather it seems well made and sturdy. I also saw a video of someone jumping up and down on the case with their body weight and they described it as having no give and sustained no noticeable damage whatsoever. The feelings the below website expressed about a smaller version of this same case made by Monoprice reinforced my expectations.
http://realisticpreparedness.com/monoprice-hard-case-review/
Long story short, I am 100% okay if this has "extremely subpar quality" because it isn't observable (at least to me), and it fits the bill perfectly for my needs at a very affordable price.