This device is my first soldering iron. Thus, I made my first experience with this device and can only report positive. The soldering iron is lightweight and is really great in hand. The heating time is, in my experience, even less than the specified 60 sec. Despite the really high temperature of 450 degrees of the handle is not hot. The tip can be very easily replaced if necessary. This really gets down everyone. If I had to find something negative, it would be the power cord, which could be quite a bit longer.