Hi, top of my list at the moment is one of the new Lincoln Powertec machines, either a 191C or a 231C, the build quality is excellent. I have also considered; the Thermal Arc Fabricator 200 this goes down to 20 amp;a Murex Tradesmig; an Oerlion 4 wheel drive set, a BOC machine, a Paraweld, a GYSM, a Fronius,(both ex demo), Kemppe, or one of the older Lincoln Compacts. There are plenty of deals around but looking in my locality.
You're looking at some of the top end (conventional) machines then, fair bit more money than the Portamigs so you would expect a nicer package.
Lincolns are good, as are the MUREX & BOC/Kemppi machines.
weldequip