Looking at plasma cutters. LWS is giving me a trade-in of my old, plus has fairly good pricing (2 of the 3 beat cyberweld.com by a few bucks).

Anyway, looking at the Miller 375, Miller 375 X-treme, and Hypertherm Powermax 30. The 1st 375 is transformer, other 2 are inverter.

Which one would you pick, and why??

Hypertherm

Why you ask past performance, great rep in this area Pat Belsole

This is kind of like when Smith&Wesson started making automatics would you buy theirs or a Colt.

Miller makes great welders I own several but just doesn`t quite have the plasma dialed in at this time.:shaking:

I have a 375 extreme and I think it you are a hobbist that is cutting .250 and down it is a great tool.

This thing has been so easy on consumables that I dont know how you could get much better life out of them at all.

I bought a Hypertherm Powermax 30 a few months ago and I LOVE it. No doubt I'd choose it over the Millers. Easily cut 3/8" and down which is realistically the range I needed it for.

Go with the 30.

I have a 375 extreme and I think it you are a hobbist that is cutting .250 and down it is a great tool.

This thing has been so easy on consumables that I dont know how you could get much better life out of them at all.
consumables last very long on my miller 375 too. the normal 375 has longer leads, an internal water separator and a larger body. to me the larger body means more inside for cooling the unit. i know the 375 will take 200V or 115V, not sure about the extreme. no complaints about my 375

i use a lincoln pro cut 80 or 90 at work. it cuts quite a bit less than what its rated for and burns through consumables like arc welding rod. i hate it and would rather use a torch.

I've been happy with my hypertherms... while I don't have that model I can say their customer service is TOP NOTCH! If you have a problem or question you can actually talk to a TECH not someone from India reading the same manual :shaking: