I have a trucking company and wanted to start to do some repairs on our trucks. i was told by many people to buy a miller or a lincoln . i was looking for one of these and the prices were out of control for these units. im certain your just paying for the name. i then saw eastwoods advertisement so took a look and saw other reviews on this product was good. i also searched on google and reviews were good. i decided to buy one and i received order in 1 day. I started welding and took me about 4 times to start welding nice beads. love this welder and i want to buy the plasma cutter next