I have a Hakko 808 just like that one. Prior to getting it I used one of those suction bulb irons for years. I thought the suction bulb iron worked fine, but after using the 808 I could never go back. The difference is night and day, it's a beat up moped vs a Rolls-Royce. I cringed a bit when I dropped the 200 bucks on the 808 but I never regretted it for a moment.