I have not welded in years and this new equipment is different since then so please bear with me..... 
I cannot decide between the 211 and the 215. The price is so close its really not a issue. They seem to have the same specs, duty cycle, etc.
I will be keeping it in my unheated garage in cold Ohio so I am very concerned about the computers (or logic boards) in them. Computers typically don't like the cold. I like the multifunction of the 215 but the color monitor and all the other electronic stuff is a little alarming.
I am most interested in the dual voltage and which machine should be the most reliable. I won't be using it a lot, maybe a few times a month. I would also like to run it on my Rigid generator which has a clean output.
I have also looked at the Hobart 140 Handler. It seems to be a manual or basic version of the 211. I'm thinking base (less to go wrong) is good in my case. Google and YouTube do not not seem to have any comparisons between the 211 and the 215. I didn't realize the 215 existed until today at a welding shop where they tried to sell me a Lincoln that was very similar to the 215.
Everybody I know that welds insists immediately that Miller is #1 hands down and I don't mind paying a little more for quality and US made.
But I'm totally lost. Any advice you have to share would be greatly appreciated.

I cannot decide between the 211 and the 215. The price is so close its really not a issue. They seem to have the same specs, duty cycle, etc.
I will be keeping it in my unheated garage in cold Ohio so I am very concerned about the computers (or logic boards) in them. Computers typically don't like the cold. I like the multifunction of the 215 but the color monitor and all the other electronic stuff is a little alarming.
I am most interested in the dual voltage and which machine should be the most reliable. I won't be using it a lot, maybe a few times a month. I would also like to run it on my Rigid generator which has a clean output.
I have also looked at the Hobart 140 Handler. It seems to be a manual or basic version of the 211. I'm thinking base (less to go wrong) is good in my case. Google and YouTube do not not seem to have any comparisons between the 211 and the 215. I didn't realize the 215 existed until today at a welding shop where they tried to sell me a Lincoln that was very similar to the 215.

Everybody I know that welds insists immediately that Miller is #1 hands down and I don't mind paying a little more for quality and US made.
But I'm totally lost. Any advice you have to share would be greatly appreciated.
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