I went in to get a EF 2000, they are $1799. The 1 KVA is$1199
In that case, I bought a EF1000 for $1048 delivered from Sydney Tools including cover, ground mat and security cable. Again better specs (noise, run time, weight) than the equivalent Honda and in no way an inferior product from a quality perspective.
In fact, I have an old EF1000 for sale. I bought a new one thinking the old one had failed on the generator side. Turns out the issues was with the appliance. So I can now confirm it still runs to full capacity and is no noisier or less smooth than the brand new one. If interested make an offer located in Brisbane.