I had high hopes for this mat, given that I had only used the much cheaper models ands brands before

It is a little slower to register movement than some pricier models.

Some people who have purchased this product have had a good experience, and I expect if I had not received a defective model, I might have been quite pleased with it

Dance pads are a product category where there is a stable supply of uncomfortable, easily torn, or downright useless models