last time i got migs for a shop i got the red ones and if i could i would againe
but that is just me i have blue at home but after running the red is was sold
chuck

 

Personally, I own 3 reds. All obtained purely on price. No complaints at all. Where I work, it's been all blue for over 10 years, (except for the two robots which are tan (Panasonic)). The weld shop foreman told me his reason for insisting on blue machines was for availability of parts. There was one each, red and yellow, both tig machines, a few years ago, but both ended up dumpster food.

 

We got both a red and a blue mig at work ( along with 3 blue tigs) To be honest the red mig gets most of the use, not saying it is better or anything but for some reason people just use it more than blue

 

Two blue machines in my shop and recently sold a red machine. Basically, pick what works for you - features, price, service from local dealer, etc. I'd say that anyone who really gets into the red vs. blue debate is on about the same level as the Ford vs. Chevy debate. Different strokes for different folks. What appeals to you may not appeal to me.

 

I have 2 red and a blue right now, very happy with all the machines, I mostly use the small red 135 as its easiest to get out and set up. I mostly do thin wall stuff so it works excellent. however I am always very happy when i set up the mm 210 and use it though, it welds so nice! I was at my dealer earlier this week and he has an esab machine on the floor that was multifunction(mig,tig,stick). Seemed pretty cheap for the amperage and what it could do. Esab bought out linde a while back as far as i can tell, anyone know more about this? Some of the old linde stuff works very well. No experience with the newer esab though. Lot of that changes with buyouts sometimes though.