I am too.
Which is, among other reasons, how I wound up so interested in the Yoder.
The good thing about the 1-star vs 2-star is that the cooking area is the same. Primarily what you lose, in terms of function, is the "cold smoke" or "warming" box to the right on the 2-star. Then there's material differences, etc.
I've been comparing various pellet smokers for awhile. One thing to note, in updating it prior to posting this link I noticed that most of the models I was tracking had price increases of at least $200 recently.