Hakko ESD-Safe Smoke Absorber vs Austor Solder Wire

The Hakko ESD-Safe Smoke Absorber is a great Solder for its $85 asking price.

The Austor Solder Wire, however, while a reasonable product for $9, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering Solders in the $8 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The Hakko ESD-Safe Smoke Absorber hasn't managed to get enough recognition from sources that do high-quality hands-on testing and therefore didn't make it into any relevant roundups. That, by itself, makes it difficult to recommend.

Moving on to the Austor Solder Wire: no sources that perform reliable and objective hands-on testing have included it in their Solder roundups, which usually means that a product doesn't make for a good purchase.

As a last step, we wanted to do a head-to-head Hakko ESD-Safe Smoke Absorber vs. Austor Solder Wire comparison of their review performance but, unfortunately, weren't able to find any review ratings on either product.