I'm looking for a new soldering iron too.

I'd appreciate some suggestions. I am easily at the beginner level in all of this. I need to solder regular drilled boards and small amounts of surface mount components. It wouldn't get a lot of use, but what I have now is barely acceptable for just regular work and would be useless for SMD.

I'm on a budget for it and, if possible, I'd like to buy it from Digi-Key since I have a couple other things to order from there too. Not looking for professional level, but need something.

Thanks.

Bart