At 70 years of age, I've owned just about every brand of iron - some of my favorites from thrift shops! Last year treated myself to a Rowenta (New, Ebay dealter, $75, free shipping) Love all the steam vents, overall happy with it.
If there is a drawback, its the fact that there's no shutoff switch - have to unplub it. Solution: it's plubbed into a strip with my sewing lamp and I just flip the switch on the strip to turn everything off.
MissJMac