I just got the new Hismith Max and it is amazing! almost 8" of stroke and a 200w motor. Being pounded with that long of a stroke was an absolutely amazing feeling I cant recommend enough if you ever wanted to get a machine this is the one you want. In the pic is my older Hismith ak01, now to figure out how to line them up for DP!
My review for the new Hismith Max!
If you play with big toys you need this machine! It was able to push a 2" thick toy completely into me at full stroke at 1% without stalling, that feeling alone was almost mind blowing feeling every bit of texture as it went in and out. At speed the 200w motor has no hesitation and this creates a very dominate thrust. After 2 hours of run time the motor was hardly warm and showed no signs of issues. As for sound running it next to my ak01 the Max makes less noise. You could have a full conversation next to this at 100% and it would not be an issue, my cordless drill makes more noise than the Max. I dont know what it is but the motor has a very smooth fluid motion to it that I have not seen in my older machines maybe better bearings a higher quality motor or gearbox but it is very smooth.
Stroke length I wont lie the 7.87" 200mm stroke length made me a little nervous that is a lot of stroke backed by a lot of power but the smooth operation of the motor slid it right in without issue and made for an amazing experience.
Speed, it is rated at 220 thrust per min the 1w machines are rated at 260 you give up a little bit of that top end speed but get a lot of torque as the trade off. Believe me 220 thrust per min at 7.87" of stroke will reset your brain back to factory settings!
The Max is a bit of a heavy machine coming in at 38lbs, the good it did not want to buck and walk as much as my ak01, the bad dont drop it on your toe during assembly.
It uses the plastic wired remote nothing really wrong with that I just really like the older metal style personally.
Opening up the gearbox everything seems to be built just a bit stronger as well, I do recommend a full grease down before playing of all the moving parts to ensure long life and lower operating noise. (Valvoline high temp grease is my recommendation)
My recommendation if you play with big or long toys this is the machine you need!
In the pictures is the new Max next to my AK01 (The older version of the 3.0