Bought a few plasmas to test for the shop and found my needs to surpass the capacity of either of these. The Lincoln has been used for approximately 60 minutes of cut time and is in excellent shape. It has the option to use the built in air compressor or use it with shop air. Either way works great. The Firepower is new. Both would be great in a hobby shop or autobody shop. Paid around the $1500 mark each for these. Local pickup available.