I picked up the Champion 2000i for $349 with free hipping from Home Depot about 3 weeks ago. It arrived in 3 days. Added oil and gas. Let it sit for about 30 seconds for the gas to get into the carb and it started on the first pull. I have been using it at light load to get the first 5 hours on it before changing the oil for the first time. This is suggested by the owners manual. I put a full load on it for a couple of minutes and was impressed by how quiet the gen is.
This gen will be used to top off my batteries while boondocking.
So far I am happy.