I was disappointed that the other ones only lasted less than a year, as little as I use them, but got tired of little rocks coming through thew soles. There are better at the $300 price point sure, but the only mainstream competition under $200 is from Bose Soundlink Mini. I will invest in some more expensive ones that fit better these are made for someone that is extremely skinny or just skinny not for someone that has a fupa or is it thick and curvy woman like myself Not being familiar with thermal paste, I did not even realize the need to replace it until my CPU was regularly over 65C and sometimes reaching 84C. I have leeway ordered another pair and they are charging me a return fee to send them back Ive had a pair of Keen sandals for years, they are great so this year decided to get another pair. We purchased one of these racks and then another because the first one worked nicely for us. which keeps it out of the way of us right-handers. I did accidentally step in mud and got mud all on the tops and bottoms of these. 100% recommend this product