I have a Metcal MFR-1351 (and for reference, a Weller WSD81 and an old Pace MBT250 with solderhandpiece , desoldersucker and tweezers and a Metcal/Oki hot air station)
I bought the Metcal as a replacement for the Pace (I still use the Pace tweezers). I like it, it does the job, heats up very quick and it has enough more as enough power to solder everything I want. Soldering a wire to a groundplane, a heatsink to a PCB etc. I use a hoof-shape tip for allround work and a small gullwing for smd. I use my stations everyday for repair-work.
One thing I do not like. The 1351 has a soldering handpiece and a desoldergun. There is a switch that you use to switch between them. The solder iron has a stand that decreases power when parked in it and shuts it complete down after 2 hours or so.
So the most logical thing would be that the switch is there to switch only the desoldergun and the soldering handpiece to be powered on if you power on the PSU unit. This because the stand works like a sort of switch already. But no, you have to choose. You can only use one at a time. I have more stations so not a huge problem but it is just stupid. It states on their website to have a dual switchable output so I thought it was like my Pace. I can power all 3 at the same time or choose to power only 1 or 2.
Oh, if you order one, they come without a tip. Tips are not cheap. I mainly bought it for the desolder handpiece. There is not much choice in good desolder stations (that do not need a separate shop-compressor) so that is why I bought Metcal.
Someone told me the MFR line is made for production work.