Every review
11 machines tested and compared, grouped by what they are for rather than by brand or by price.
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200 A · gas and gasless · 3-in-1 · €160
A 200 A synergic machine at €160, sold under a brand with no service address — cheap for a reason we state plainly.
Best for: A one-off job where the machine only has to survive the project
≈ 160 €
160 A · 230 V single phase · Euro torch connector · €505
A French-built trolley machine with a Euro connector and a 40 W feed motor — bought for the feed quality rather than for its headline current.
Best for: Someone who intends to keep the machine ten years and wants standard consumables
≈ £690 / 505 €
160 A · 230 V · 8 kg · €176
An 8 kg three-process inverter with a seven-year manufacturer's warranty and a German importer with a published address.
Best for: A first MIG where the budget is firm and the machine must still be repairable in five years
≈ 175 €
160 A · gasless only · 3-in-1 · €200
A gasless-only machine, on purpose: no bottle, no regulator, no shielding to be blown away — for people who weld outdoors.
Best for: Gates, trailers, fence posts and anything welded where you cannot close a door
≈ 200 €
20–160 A · 4-in-1 · 6.8 kg · €220
Four processes in a 6.8 kg case, and the only machine here whose lower limit — 20 A — is published as well as its ceiling.
Best for: A small workshop that wants one box for occasional stick, TIG and MIG work
≈ 220 €
200 A · synergic · gas and gasless · €330
The synergic 200 A inverter that most German workshops end up with, and the cheapest machine here with a genuinely adjustable inductance.
Best for: A first serious MIG that will still be adequate after two years of use
≈ 330 €
Italian-built trolley MIG · ~€1 550 across the EU
The one professional machine on this page — and the one whose price is the same in four countries, which tells you it is not a marketplace listing.
Best for: A workshop that welds most days and cannot afford the machine to be the reason work stops
≈ 1,630 €
200 A · gasless · sold as a set · €200
A gasless 200 A set from a German seller — verified in Germany, and nowhere else, because the listing publishes no EAN.
Best for: Outdoor repair work in Germany, where the machine can be bought and returned locally
≈ 200 €
Gasless · 7.5 kg · D100 spools · €140
Seven and a half kilos, a set of tips and a reel of wire in the box — the machine you take to the work rather than the other way round.
Best for: Repairs away from the bench — gates, trailers, a bracket on a machine that cannot be moved
≈ 140 €
200 A · pulse and double pulse · aluminium synergics · €600
The only machine here with genuine pulse and a spool gun interface — which is what makes aluminium a normal job rather than a fight.
Best for: Aluminium work, and anyone who wants the weld to look like the ones in the photographs
≈ 600 €
135 A · gasless · 60 % duty cycle stated · €110
The cheapest machine on this page, and — unusually for the price — one that publishes a duty cycle figure at all.
Best for: A first machine for someone finding out whether they enjoy welding at all
≈ 110 €
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
