I am a PBC fan, think they do a marvelous job on customer support, and would highly recommend this cooker to anyone who wants a simple approach and ease of use for smoking. Considering the relatively low purchase price, it's hard to go wrong.
Like all of my other cookers, the PBC has strengths and weaknesses. It is versatile enough that you could use it as your only cooker but if you do much grilling or you're obsessive about tweaking adjustments and precise temperature control you're not going to be 100% satisfied.
Strengths: Ease of use, small footprint, easy to maintain. The best thing that comes out of it is the halved chickens shown in Noah's video -- they aren't pretty but they are super delicious. It'll do a quite passable rack of ribs but the bottom of the rack will be close to the coals and may get some unwanted char or even burn. Flavor is fine (charcoal) but you'll notice some variations in rib texture and tenderness due to the faster cooking at higher temperatures. Smoking is easy to accomplish. Just be careful about adding wood chunks or chips since a little seems to go a long way.
Weaknesses: The high sides and non-adjustable grid made it only an average griller at best. It works best when left alone to do its thing so if you want to mess around with tweaking the lid, removing the rebar, adjusting the damper, etc. you'll find limited or, often, illogical adjustments are all you've got. Countless posts here admonish one to just leave the thing alone and let it cook per the instructional videos. A WSM, it is not. So, the learning curve is as long or as short as you want it to be.
Would I buy another? Definitely. Recommend it as an easy to use smoker? Yes. Use it in competition? I did once and got a walk for some chicken but the capacity issue is a problem. Have it as an only cooker? No. Think it is a good value? Yes.
Based on the other equipment you own it looks like a PBC might be complimentary and something you'd enjoy.
Hub