I had the original ABSORBER (several in fact over the years). My most recent finally wore out. The orignal versions performed very well. BUT the "NEW" version....NOT!!!! I am amazed at the good reviews received on the very poor "new" Absorber being sold now. It performs no were near as good as the original. What a big step down in quality. Hard, Barely absorbant, Discolors easy, Tears easy...... look elsewhere......I am not sure where???, but someone has to make a decent synthetic drying cloth (by the way, a real chamois is very hard to care for and thus my search for a good synthetic)... sorry for being wordy.