
The most highly recommended tattoo machines will always be from great companies. You don’t want a tattoo machine from a crummy company. If you get a tattoo gun that is cheap or sub-standard, you will probably get poor results from it.
Also, most recommended tattoo machines have been in production for awhile. Even a new machine from a great company has to prove itself to the world before people will recommend it. Every machine is made a little differently, and there are features that many artists consider to be good, so they will usually recommend machines with these features.
On the other hand, if a tattoo machine has a very new or unusual design, it is not likely to make the “recommended” list for a long time. It will take people awhile to decide to try the new design, and a lot of people probably won’t like it. If you are just starting as a tattoo artist, keep an eye on what the recommended tattoo machines are while you figure out what you like and what you don’t.