IDK on the inexpensive digital brand new. I think we're all waiting for those lol. But an analog MB elec 30 has a 1,500 watt element, dbl wall for higher heat vs foam insulation with the mb Mes 30/40 that melts in the element area and burns. I'd get the analog new for a parts oven with dial on max and plugged into a pid.
The analog MB smoker has a rheostat dial controller like an electric skillet and comes with 4 legs and a 1,500 watt element as disclosed on the smoker. It is double wall insulated but hollow so it should sound hollow when you flick it with your finger. All Mes with a digital controller have foam insulation in the cabinet and door even the windowed doors. The Mes 30 has an 800 watt element and the 40 is 1,200 but max at 275 if it actually gets there because the foam can start burning as seen in a lot of picks with the back removed and even pushing the sheet metal inside the smoker around the element in the right rear corner you can hear a crunchy sound. With the analog set to max and an plugged into a PID you can get higher temps.
The one for 130.00 is the analog.. You can always get a cheap harbor freight welding blanket to put over the smoker if heat loss is a concern.
