I talked to a gentleman at
Masterbuilt about a month ago and he told me ( and you can take this for what it is worth.) the reason there is a delay with this is because the were reworking the control system, making improvements on the internal thermometer and venting along with reversing the door, I talked to him for about 10 minutes and seemed very knowledgeable about the product. Whether he was blowing smoke ( no pun intended) I cannot tell you. He also told me there was a 1200 watt element but that earlier models also had that.
Will keep you updated when I get it