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Quality
Cosmetics\quality - great looking unit, ergonomics are well thought out, each piece is well crafted.
I'm soldering with the hakko at 50 fahrenheit less!
Competitiveness
I have been working with my aoyue station for years, and i thought that was great, but it started wild temp fluctuations lately.
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- This product had a total of 62 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 22 2020.
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Very good soldering station. Complete set. Ready to use. Original Hakko product (made in Japan).
This is my second HAKKO unit. When I wanted to add a second soldering station, I had no doubt about what to buy. This model s... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I'd suffered quite some time with a cheap soldering iron from the local hardware store.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For what i do (mostly point to point, turret board and such), an induction heated unit would offer almost no advantage.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The user interface is a little clunky.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And having presets might be useful for some, but adds no value to me.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I highly doubt you will ever have a failure of the station itself.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So, while the fx-951 is nearly twice the price of the fx-888d, it is only $100 more and over the course of decades of use and ownership, $100 is nothing.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You will get that money back in tip life alone.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And compared to the cost of solder, wick, flux, and related accessories, the station itself being $100 more to buy initially is ultimately not money worth saving.