u/Expensive-Act-1776

There's a store near me selling a searwood xl for 900. It is new, but does not have the heat diffuser or else I already would have bought it. Also going to be missing the temp probe, but that's not as big of a deal. Just need to hear some thoughts from others about how big of a deal the missing diffuser would be. It is a replaceable part, but how essential would having it missing be?