ZICO's Powermatic II, while it has been around for a year or so, has evolved from a good machine with a few problems to certainly the most efficient electric, spoon fed injector we've ever seen. Furthermore it out performs even the best mechanical crank injector in every way. Yes, we've only had it a year but the design is so robust and straightforward that its long term performance Powematic II DVD now included with machine(longer than the year we beat it up) is likely going to be phenomenal. It is seductively small, roughly a 5" cube (actually it measures 5.5"L x 3.8"H x 4" D without tray which is easily removed) a great size for desktop and travel both. And it has significant mass weighing in at a well built 2.25 pounds. It feels weighty like all well built machines tend to feel. And it is quite beautiful as well. All former problems have been cured, and the one shown in the video we have tested constantly for nearly a year. The designer, Fan Bao, like most of the people in this industry that have earned our ultimate respect, is a perfectionist. Even now he is continuing with minor updates to the machine, although after our long and damn tough/thorough testing, we could find NO further weaknesses.

So be assured that the latest model (with the added hopper extension that earlier models did not have), is incredible. It retails at just under a hundred bucks and is worth every penny. It is quite simply the easiest to use injector I've ever seen and makes the finest sticks one could hope for. The video is a pretty long one but we wanted to show as much as possible in ways that simple photographs could not convey. The latest Powermatic II comes with a full compliment of useful tools, very high quality packaging and a great warranty as well as a detailed DVD that explores its features in great detail. This machine sets a new standard for $100 machines or even for far more expensive ones. Click the thumbnail below to view the video. May take a bit of time to load depending on your connection speed but believe me, the wait will be well worth it. These machine are out there right now and if you like what you see, I would pull the trigger. A few thousand per month are arriving and we expect a lot of folks are going to want them. Unlike the Magnum which will be reborn soon (see further down for an update, the models we tested were all off the final assembly line. They were not prototypes and were being actively sold. Again the earlier ones had a few problems but not the new one and the upgrades keep coming. Though minor, these upgrades continue to improve the Powermatic II and show the intense sense of personal perfection its designer has invested. It kicks butt - first class all the way! Again click the image below to download the video.