@KarlDL posted:Well, why not? The vacuum-pump system that I've got hasn't worked in several years; products from the likes of Hakko cost hundreds. Price of two lunches out!
The prices of brands like Hakko are the reason I haven't had one of these since the old one with a squeeze bulb that I had 30 years ago. 
This just seemed like a decent one to try. The bonus is you can try it and return it for no charge if you don't like it.
I like the fact that they used a bellows and a solenoid, it seems like a mechanism that should be pretty reliable. The place I really liked the action was sucking the solder out of a thru-hole component, it was able to really clean it all out so you can use that part again. For replacement parts for some of the older boards we're working with, it's nice to be able to remove parts without killing them. Solder wick just doesn't do thru-hole stuff all that well.
