Trip59 brought up a very good point. The 225LX is a great machine as well, same league as the 250EX (and one of my favorites). I was looking at the two mentioned in the OP.. The EXT is nice too if you like digital. Thanks for doing my job Trip , I slipped up on that one.

Also, call Duncan at everlastcanada.com and see how far you are from him. He will have all kinds of units you can try if Chuck is not close by.