I always used to think a expensive mousepad was overkill and stuck to my cloth mousepad. But one day I decided to buy a $50 (AUD) Razer eXactMat. All I can say now is, I hate using other people's computers. There is so much friction unlike with the eXactMat, which has 2 sides, Rough and Smooth. The only problem I have ever had with it is my Logitech G5 (Laser mouse) was skipping on the Rough side (Smooth worked fine), but ever since Logitech released the firmware update for the mouse it's been working perfect. I cannot comment on other mousepad's since this is the first one I have tried that costed over $3, but if your using your computer alot or playing games, you should really think about getting a good quality mousepad.