Love the scan feature and the quietness of the machine. It cuts really good however the mat is not good. It loses its tackiness within the 2nd use and because of that, whatever your cutting will move around or not stay put esp for those smaller areas or pieces. Even when I tape it to the mat, the inner parts will not cut right because only the outside part is taped down. You cannot use other mats, it has to be brother brand but the cost for 1 mat is like $20 and up for a 2-3 time use. Everything else is good but if you cant even cut correctly because of the mat then there is no point. Unless you can fork out $20 every 2-3 cut, its not worth it.