After many hours of research, including lurking on this site, I recently purchased the 025. My wife was a little skeptical of the value of the purchase; however, after smoking two 8 lb pork butts and six racks of ribs for my son's 1st birthday, my wife is now a cookshack believer. Thanks to many of the posts on this site and your shared experiences, the meat turned out perfect and was a huge hit.
The wife took pix and I'll try to post them once I take the time to learn how. The only downside of the smoker is I'm now expected to cook for all the family functions.
Thanks everyone. I look forward to participating in the forums.