I am about to purchase my 2nd Fabriano 1264 Watercolor Pad. I love everything about this Watercolor pad. I love the size, 7x10, even though it comes in other sizes. I love that the paper is 100% cotton and the best quality for watercolor painting; because not all 100% cotton watercolor pads are created equal. I have a 100% cotton watercolor pad in a beautiful pink leather binder, but it's made in China and the paper dulls the watercolors and it does not perform like high quality papers. I love the wire binding that makes it so easy to flip the pages and makes it seem more casual and user friendly. Being fairly new to watercolor painting I am always hesitant to just pick up my paintbrush and paint in my other sketchbooks in case I mess up. The reason I'm hesitant, is because you cannot just tear out the page in my other sketchbooks. But with my Fabriano pad I can simply tear out the perforated page if I mess up, and I'm not stuck with an ugly page messing up my sketchbook. You simply cannot beat the quality, the performance, and the great price of this Fabriano watercolor pad. Try it, you'll love it like I do, I'm sure.