It is way ahead of the old 640. The new ys640 s model is the way to go. I had a Lang which was great if you don't mind sitting and tending it for hours and hours. I just enjoy the freedom that the Yoder pellet smoker gives me. I have also found that if I want to cold smoke something that I can fill an amazing tube with pellets, and use top shelf of the 640 or I can turn the fan on and get thinner blue smoke if I wish. It does it all for me and I couldn't be happier with it.
I bought mine from Yoder and didn't have to pay sales tax in my state. They can't do that in all states but you can check with them. All of the dealers tack on freight charges and sales tax. In my case it was about $150 savings. You might want to check that out.. They shipped mine in 2 days.
My actual shipping cost was a little different because I added 560 pounds of pellets. I can tell you this....I checked with a source who had them in stock. I got a price from him and it was exactly the same as Yoders price without the pellets, plus tax. yoder is charging any source freight charges and that source is passing that cost on to you the buyer. Call Yoder and get a price and compare. Ask if they have to charge you sales tax. Sometimes it is yes and sometimes NO. In my case it was no.
