Thanks guys for responding. If you go to Home Depot's questions and answers about the panel, you can pick up some opinions. Jake, a Windy Nation engineer even chimed in explaining a little bit about the design:
"This panel was specifically designed for off-grid applications where a customer desires an aesthetically pleasing, low profile solar panel that does not protrude from what it is mounted to. Most customers find that a slim, low profile solar panel mounted on a car, truck, van, RV, sailboat, off-grid cabin, etc. gives the solar installation a better look and feel.
This panel will not break easily. The aluminum frame was engineered and tested over an 18 month period to confirm that its structural integrity was equal to or stronger than a 100W solar panel with a standard thickness aluminum frame. While the aluminum frame has a lower profile, the actual aluminum sheet used to fabricate the frame is much thicker than the thickness of the aluminum used on a standard 100W solar panel. This increased thickness and few other modifications, produce a solar panel that has a low profile yet maintains incredible strength and stability. We are extremely confident in this solar panel's reliability and we back that up with a 5 year warranty and a 25 year power warranty. Regards (Jake, WindyNation Engineer)"