Welcome to the forum.
Many Cookshack owners, including myself, began with stick burners. Nothing wrong with 'em. I started out with a $100 Brinkman, which turned out great BBQ despite the fact that it's not a very air tight smoker and required a LOT of fire tending.
About 10 years ago I came across the CS web site and purchased a Smokette 009 electric smoker. I fell in love with it for the fact that the end product was consistently excellent, and my days and nights of tending coals every 45 minutes were over with. I have since replaced the Smokette with the Americue 045 which provides the means to load up meat, insert a probe, cook to a desired temp and then hold it at 140o.
I use a FEC100 pellet smoker at my restaurant and it too provides consistent quality with a minimum of muss and fuss.
Read through the various forums and one of the common threads you'll come across is how consistent these CS smokers are.
Question: are you a backyard smoker? Comp cook? Vendor? The answer will help us steer you in the right direction.