i have been watching this on clearance at my local tsc. it was part of the christmas promo and never sold so it has been there since at least last thanksgiving. it had gone to clearance around the first of the year and had dropped since then to 279. i know the mager fairly well and he finally accepted my offer of 175 bucks so it came home with me.
not a big machine. 20 amps and rated for 1/4 cut with a max of 3/8. it has a 20 amp plug but comes with a 15 amp adapter for reduced output. pretty no frills with just an on off stitch, power output dial and spare set of consumables.
i unboxed it. plugged it in, hooked up the air line and made some sparkes. it seemed to cut 1/4 inch plate with no problem.