I have a cordless Panasonic that I paid around $80 for about five years ago and it is still going strong. It is lighter than the Maytag cordless that two of my friends have and one of their irons has given up the ghost. We bought them all about the same time but they paid a lot more than I did. You can get a lemon in any brand so if Panasonic offered a replacement, I would go for it!