So far, I was not very spoiled by the electric-welding with electrodes. Thin sheets were always a challenge - have often purely holes burned. The filler wire welder, however, gave me no great practice good results. Would it at any time to buy. Affordable, lightweight and easy to operate even for beginners.
Whether it's a lot worse than a protective gas device I do not know - that have unfortunately never tried. Definitely much better than a welding transformer.