doesn't matter where you buy it from, it's the same box you get delivered.

Likewise there's nothing on these machines that isn't easy to get at or fix - so company suport is not a necessity.

The powerspc one sounds like my klic-n-print. The main advantage I've seen in the metal case is lack of noise. It's a lot quieter than the flashforge cretor when printing. But the creator has the better extruder. The knp won't even handle polyflex pla - whereas the ff loves it.

And yeah the wooden case is great for mods. We've fitted a power switch at the front of my creator. Reaching round the back is a pain and cutting a hole for the switch was a doddle.

On the other hand I love the led lights on the knp and the buttons and screen are also a lot better.
But the the extruder and nozzles on the ff are better for some stuff.

On the whole if I had to give one up I'd actually keep the flashforge creator - the cheaper of the two. It's just always done everything I've asked of it.
And i do like the whole stempunk vibe of a plywood framed machine that's essentially an entire plastics factory condensed to a desktop box.