Quoted from TheLaw:Hakko makes great products.
http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888-FX-888-Soldering-Station/dp/B004M3U0VU/ref=sr_1_2
For a soldering gun is great...highly rated.
That desolder they make is just sick. Brother has one and it works like gangbusters on boards.
Uh, yeah, this iron pretty much rocks the house. And for the price, you can't beat it. Sturdy as can be, portable if you need it to be, and is very simple in the layout of the control(s).