If you buy a Weller though, I would have said, you can consider yourself to have solved your soldering problems, you may never have to buy another iron. The trouble is, given my recent experience ...

Like a number of hackers before him, [MarcelMG] was impressed with Weller’s RT soldering iron tips, but considerably less enthused about the high purchase price on the station they’re designed ...

BEST OVERALL: Weller Digital Soldering Station ↓ ... and more enjoyable. At 75 watts, the soldering iron reaches temperatures between 392 and 896 degrees Fahrenheit within 30 seconds.