My wife recently bought me one of these deck boxes from Ultra PRO. It is the Satin Tower, in black naturally.
I only play a few Commander games a week, so I tend to bring one deck with me. The Satin Tower works well for this. It's simple, holds everything that I need, is sturdy, and looks like an imposing monolith of doom.
For reference, the Satin Tower separates into three pieces. It has a top cover that comes off completely, revealing a large compartment. It also has a smaller bottom cover that comes off completely, revealing a small compartment. The top compartment is large enough for my double-sleeved Commander deck, several tokens, and my Duelist abacus life counter. It's a tight fit, though. If you use dice for a life counter instead, there's plenty of room for cards. The bottom compartment is for dice and counters. It comfortably holds a couple of D20s and 4 large D6 casino dice, with room to spare.
The covers are held onto the main part of the box with small protrusions of plastic. It could be the newness of the box, but it is difficult to open. I was worried about bending my cards or dropping the case, so I took everything out and just opened and closed the box over and over to work it in. That seemed to help. Someone I talked to mentioned that he sanded down the plastic. That sounded extreme, but it's an option.
The entire box is made of plastic, but the outside has a strange finish. It has a matte appearance and feels textured. There are a few players at the shop who have worn in Satin Towers and the edges have rubbed and shine a bit. It doesn't look bad, but it's something to note. There are no hinges, velcro, ties, bands, or anything else to wear out or catch on any cards. The inside of the case is shiny plastic, top and bottom.
My custom deck box is going strong, and now holds the cube that I've been working on.
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