I purchased this item because I wanted a light tent option for backpack camping, I opted for the 4-season tent vs the 3-season so I could use it in winter if I wanted. First I want to say that "2-person" is a *VERY* optimistic description for this tent, 2 small people maybe, but I'm 6'2" and 210lbs and nobody else is fitting in that tent with me, that said, I don't mind this as I bought it to use as a solo tent, but just keep in mind if you want to use it as a real 2-person tent you may wanna go with the 3 person tent to be safe.
The tent is very quick and easy to set up, the supplied footprint will help keep the bottom free from damage longer, the poles are easy to use and the fly is easy to clip on.
Despite the fact that there is conflicting information on this tent *IT IS FREESTANDING*. You can layout the groundcloth/floorsaver first, hook the poles into that, then set up the rainfly toss your gear under the rainfly that's been staked out, then set the tent up, then in the morning, take the tent down first, put it in your bag, then take the rainfly down. That's pretty important when backpacking to keep your tent nice and dry, especially since this tent is A LOT of mesh under the fly, alternatively you can just use the floorsaver and fly if you are looking do do that.
I tested this tent out in my backyard on a night that wasn't supposed to rain, I put the fly on anyway just to see about airflow and was very comfortable in it, around 3am I woke up to a downpour, the entire inside of the tent stayed dry all throughout the night, so I am confident this tent will do a good job of keeping you dry even though it could be raining pretty hard.
The aluminum stakes that come with it are nice as are the high vis reflective guylines. Overall I am very pleased with this tent. I can't really speak on the durability of it because I have not used it enough, but that said it does seem to be constructed very well and I have no doubts that, with the proper care, will last a good long time. Value for the money this tent is pretty hard to beat. If you are just getting into camping/hiking and want to get a good, light tent but not break the bank, this is a pretty good place to start. If you don't plan on ever camping outside of spring/summer/fall save a few bucks and get the 3-season one which is also a bit lighter.