@GG1 4877 posted:For my situation, and I can only speak for myself, I am not as concerned due to the amount of soldering I need to do. I still have an Archer 100 watt iron that I bought new in 1994 and I have never needed to change the tip on that.
WOW!
I've lost count of all the tips I've swapped over the years, I buy them in quantity!