I am about to pull the trigger on one of these stations. Right now I have a quickly fading 5-in-1 from Acurite. I was wondering if anyone had any input or opinions. The one drawback of the 5000 is the need in winter to have it close to an electrical outlet for the heater (an added expense as well). My question, are the components and build better in the 5000 over the 2000 or are they about the same? I would prefer to get one that would tend to last longer. I do not need to have my station super far from my house, although increased range might help out in any case. Does one require more maintenance that the other?
But I am open to opinions, especially from people that might have used both.
thanks