You'll find a lot of people who will testify to the reliability and efficiency of Egos. I tend to prefer spoolie markers but always keep an Ego in my kitbag as a back up. Oil the bolt and away you go with no hassle. Other than milling and minor changes (e.g. screen size increase) Ego hasn't chnaged hugely since the Ego 09 so is great value. The board it comes with is more than adequate and while you can alter the board and bolt you really don't need to.