Mig welder

Often the best is a waste for me anyway, as my skill is usually the real limiting factor.

I do agree with that. I'm not a pro, but the reason I like my Miller is because it's a multi-process machine which opens up my options to whatever I want to do, and it's got the MVP feature. That way you just set your material thickness and wire thickness, and it sets your amperage/wire feed speed for you.