I was an early backer of the boosted boards on kickstarter. Got my board just over 2 months ago now. Its really impressive. Goes forward and backward with ease, which is really nice, and it can get moving pretty fast. Bonus, my dog loves to chase me while I am riding on it. And it runs over everything. Overall, I would sum up my boosted board experience as feeling the same way I did when I used the iphone for the first time. So in essence, I feel like with these boards you will get what you pay for.