I've been perusing the web and discovered that Weller apparently has
gone the way of most US industry--sacrificing quality for volume and
the bottom line. So new Weller perhaps is not a good idea.
Other brands not mentioned here:
JBC (apparently very good)
Pace
Ersa
Edsyn
Circuit Specialists has a Hakko 936 clone for very little ($59) that
might be worth considering for occasional use.
FWIW,
Chuck