DS 160 Energy Max

I received a quote from a dealer this afternoon and he recommended a DS 160 energy max extreme. The price didn't seem too bad but I can't seem to find a dealer close enough to go see one in person. Does anyone happen to have one, do you like it, is there a hopper available, and how long of a burn can you get out of it before you need to tend it?

I am a newbie too. I did get the DS 1600. And right now it's a beast! It does have the hopper. I ordered mine from a local amish guy. Had to put it together ourselves, and it is very heavy. Brochure states 650 lbs. And they aren't kidding. Should you choose to buy one, make sure you know if they put it together. Our guy said he used to until some customer tried to say he sold him a "used" one, so he quit doing that. I don't know what your ideals are, but we went with the extra cover over the hopper chute, and can tell that it holds alot of the heat in from the top of the stove. I have been leaving the lid up. I may just take it off at some point. I had to install that as well, and directions for putting the lid on is NOT in any of the instructions. But if you have electrical outages a lot in your area, it would be great to warm up some food. I had a great person help me with the firing up and how to adjust the damper. In my opinion, make sure you get the barometric damper to go with it. And I also learned to get a manometer. Which I didn't know anything about. Will be ordering one tomorrow. That helps with the correct settings for the barometric damper. Also am running mine with NUT COAL. As that was what they recommended I use.
Good luck with your decision and hope you can find one to look at. Not sure if you are close to their factory, but it's worth a shot to check them out.