I use my Go and Go Big for 99% of my cutting. I won't go back to rotary cutting fabric for quilt pieces. To me that is the same as using scissors instead of the rotary cutter to cut quilt pieces. The mats wear out and have to be replaced but my Go and a lot of the dies are some of the first ones made and still work like new. I bought the Go Big to be able to use the bigger dies. I don't baby either one. I make them work for me cutting whatever I want cut, paper, foam, felt, batting, DGD cut a big Elephant Ear leaf with the leaf die to make smaller leaves.