I have a Rowenta, and have not been all that impressed with its performance, I read up on irons in the consumer reports, and they say the best one is the Black & Decker, so when I saw it on sale at WM, I got it for less than $30.00, it gets hot faster than the Rowenta does, and I like the weight of it. I think it does a better job. Just a personal preferance, but there it is.