It soaks up water well, stays clean and looks great. We love Keen Newport, decided to try the Clearwater as a gift for my hubby?s birthday. The instructions are easy to follow. It feels like a very precise instrument that activates with my finger and hand. A real space saver game changer for us love it and very sturdy and durable and my fiance likes to hang his shirts to dry to not let them shrink. The controls are so far to the left that the double din adaptor bezel I bought separately hides the sd card slot. (Pics show how narrow it is. So I returned and ordered a size 7 which was entirely too large all around. After using it, my grandmother said that the product was very good, easy to use, very clear to hear, and there was no audio delay.