[quote=I have heard that the steam shark is not good for laminated floors as it leaves to much water behind and it allows the water to penetrate the seams causing them to swell[/quote]
no. i've got a shark and the floor is practically dry when you "pull back". haven't had any problems.
my son dropped a dr pepper on the floor. wiped it up and "sharked" it. one time, all clean, no sticky. the old mop would have taken a coupla times to ge the sticky up.