First rule in buying tools "never under buy"
well that's my opinion. I only buy Snap-on or Mac when it comes to hand tools, and Miller when buying a welder.
No sales rep here just a worn out fabricator / mechanic I've been welding for over twenty years I've welded with Lincoln, Hobart, Miller I've seen people buy on price alone, and learned that being cheap is usually exspensive.
I own a Syncrowave 350 a Syncrowave 250 and a millermatic 210.
you may want to look hard at the miller machines, and the hobarts.
the reason I chose the millermatic when buying a mig as compaired to hobart was the construction and duty cycle.
try to buy from a local store, before you buy ask if you can try the machine. nothing worse than buying a machine from a catolog and being disappointed when it shows up at the house.