Buy it. That unit is 20 amps less than the 220 multimatic that my Miller rep buddy highly recommended. Demo units are really scarce, even units in stocks are getting harder to find. Multi use welder's used to be not the one to get, but today they are the cat's meow. I tried to get a demo, or even my reps discount, but welders are pretty darn scarce these days. My rep buddy said the welding industry is at the bottom of the list for parts priorities these days, and couldn't even guess when the plasma cutter I wanted would be in if he ordered it. Even with a big discount he recommended buying one off the shelf if I found one, which I did.

So if you have a lead on a demo, I'd buy it. Or better yet, but it for me and I'll pay a finders fee.

I agree there are lesser machines that would meet my needs, and like most of us it’s one of those things that will set unused mor than used. But with that said, I have borrowed a buddies Miller so many time over the past 15 years that I need to get my own and I want a piece of equipment that will out live me and my boys can fight over.

I was sold on the 211, until today when the deal came up on the model 200.

I have the 211 and it's great. I am a novice welder and I find it very easy to use. The auto-set feature makes it almost fool proof and very easy to improve your skills.

I would also like to have a tig machine, but I don't use a welder nearly enough to justify buying a separate tig machine.  Truthfully, I don't even need something as big as the 211 for the limited amount of welding I do, but I got a great deal on the 211 and am glad I bought it.

Long story short, if you were going to buy the 211 and can get another machine that also does tig for the same or less money,  I'd buy the machine that does both.

The 200 and 220 multimatic have lots of useful settings to ease your welding experience. It's a heck of a machine, and light years ahead of the 211, which is a great machine.

Rufus68 wrote:

Don't forget you still have to get a tank and I recommend you get the largest Argon tank you can own without having to lease.  Around here that is the 32" tall 80cf tank.  Reason being that the refill cost is nearly the same as for the smaller tanks but it last much longer.

I agree the bigger the tank the better. Butt... I've got two 125cf tanks, one argon and one 75/25 argon mix, which aren't big enough for my amount of welding. The cost to fill one tank at the local Airgas is $36 (same as the 150cf tank I used to have) plus tax and haz mat.