Here's my opinion since I own both the AE pads and garodiscs. They both work and will get the job done, the difference is the garo's last alot longer. In the end you can't go wrong with either product but in the long run you'll save alot more money running the garo's then you would with the AE pads........

I am one of the few that have tried all the setups from the original stock slipper setup, mactheknifes slipper setup (with AE's pads, and garo's), center diff v1 and v2, and now I am running the FT VTS slipper setup with garodisc's and exoteks inner hub and I'm really liking the performance of it so for now that is what I'm sticking with......