888D might be the last iron I buy. If you live in the US, where the station and tips are cheap and easily available, it is pretty hard to beat. UI is dumb, but once you get your presets programmed it isn't bad. At 65W, it will get most jobs done. For the footprint and cost, can't be beat.
The iron stand is perfect. I tried to build my own stand for a different iron, trying to copy my Hakko 888. How hard can it be? I was off by a few degrees here and there, and it turned out unbearable, haha. Hakko has been doing this for a long time and it shows in the details.