Brown castle Knight

Any thoughts on purchasing a Browncastle Knight board. Just introduced to the game. It will be a family board. No expectation of us playing in tournaments or anything like that, but I can always be talked into the best (Tracey), haha. I’m just not sure the difference between laminate and lacquer surface will be noticed by us. My head is telling me that the Knight will be just fine for our needs for 100+ less $. My heart says F it and get the best.