This topic comes up all the time, but as Pearl points out if you don't want Firewire construction check Tomos website and get the real deal . Also his shapes are constantly evolving, so you will get the latest tuning.
Also I will once again add that all kiteboarding companies I've seen doing Tomo rip offs (or cut off nose and tail boards) are totally blowing it, they don't understand that you can't simply cut the nose and tail off and expect it to be like a Tomo.