Actually appearance is an indicator, and I've already tested that unit. It's the same one. It's not worth anyone's time. The only difference is if they flashed it with new firmware. They use the same internal components.Now get one in hand, crack it open and have a look at what's inside & who made it.
I have also seen many devices use similar or identical "cases" much like PC's but with quite different guts internally.
Appearance is not really much of an indicator. A possible clue but not an certainty.
That having been said, maybe a few remember the Wind Turbines that Midnite sold for "a little while", which well turned out to be... shall we say politely as "quite a dissapointment". That wasn't good.... that cost them a pile...
I can say that my Midnite Classic-200 has been a wonderful SCC and their E-Panels etc are Top Notch. I can also say they are very slow at R&D to Market and as such they are getting "Long in the Tooth" as other Tier-1 Companies are moving forward at a much faster rate.