I'm in the same boat, been stalking different hardware for a few years and then when I'm finally in a position to start a project, I'm a few months too late Matt at QMT told me they stopped carrying that model because it's just too close in price to the RF45s, especially in light of the recent upgrades (their new PM25s are now BLDC and belt drive). I completely understand from an economics point of view, but I'm still sad because that machine had better-than-RF45 travels and variable speed out of the box. For hobbyists that work mostly in aluminum or plastics, the lighter weight of the PM30 vs. the RF45s isn't really a negative.

The only other importer I can find online is Busy Bee, their CX601, but they're in Canada. I've enquired about shipping rates and customs duties etc... but I'm not optimistic.

If there are other US importers of 30L machines, I'd love to hear about it!

-Mark