If you absolutely have to have an extremely thin mat that is about average size the Kabuto will serve your purpose. If you like me pick your mats based on their performance the Kabuto will fall short of almost any comparable mat. You will basically get better performance from just about any thicker, and heavier mat. The Kabuto size is both its force and fail. Due to the weight the mat tends to slip around on a normal desk while gaming making it annoying to game on. There is nothing wrong with the surface of the mat since it is basically the same as that featured on the more recent Razer soft mats.