Don't know about this one first hand, but here's a review of one of their more capable/higher priced units:Originally Posted by Swampy
http://hackaday.com/2009/02/20/tools...ework-station/
Aoyue is a Chinese made unit (what isn't made in China anymore?) that apparently closely mimics some of Hakko's models. From the gist of the above review, it sounds like Aoyue makes a good bang-for-the-buck soldering station for DIY'ers.