Could not agree with you more. Numbers are not everything, however many buyers of welders and plasma equipment simply look at the brochures for performance information.....which is usually listed as amperage and max cut thickness, etc. Looking at the output kW (which many plasma system manufacturers don't even offer) is the best way to compare relative power levels from one system to the other...basically it is a comparison of amperage and load voltage combined.....which is true cut power.
Anyway, thanks for purchasing the Hypertherm unit....I'm sure you will not regret it.
Jim