I stay away from welding forums for one reason, and i see it at work too. Everyone thinks they are the best welder and they know everything. One person can comment on a great machine or a great weld and 20 other people will bash it and try to give you THEIR advice or opinion. We hired 2 new welders at work and they are exactly like this. I trained them for 6 months and after that they thought they knew everything. It pissed me off so i left them to learn on their own. It didnt go very well. A new guy started last week and thought he knew everything. Came up to the piece i was welding and looked at my weld and said oh thats a nice weld, but its abit hot for me... I asked him how many years of experience hes had with tig and he said none since school, whereas for the last 2 years hes been tacking garage door frames with mig. Now im no critic nor do i care what other ppl say, ive been welding full time for about 6-7 years now in all processes (mig, tig, stick, mig aluminum, submerged arc) but any machine you buy that is on miller or lincolns website will be good as long as you dont try to weld thicker than 1/4". Like i said, just watch out for the rollers and the cheap whips. Those are what make machines frustrating. The 211 was just my recommendation to a machine i thought was very fun and durable for a low price.