I bit the bullet and bought this item this evening. Ryobi, 2200-Watt Gasoline Powered Digital Inverter Generator, RYI2200 at The Home Depot - Tablet

I read up alot and watch lots of videos and just cold not justify the Honda units price points. I can buy an additional 3 year. warranty for $130 but it already comes with a 3 yr warranty. Got it for $494 with a discount Promo I had.

Filled it with oil and put in some ethanol free gas and it fired up straight away right out of the box. I would be load testing it tomorrow at my shop space . Pretty darn quiet machine.