Bought a good Rowenta ($159. on sale), it started leaking about 6 months after purchase. Then my cat knocked it off the ironing board and it quit working. So went out and bought another less expensive Rowenta, got a little longer about a year and a half. So gave up and bought a cheap ($12.) Proctor Silex with SS plate, still going strong 3 years later and also have an old Black n Decker of my DMIL when she passed that is still going strong. Have 2 old Sunbeam dry irons with the flat sole plates (no holes) that get very, very hot. Use those for doing photos, they work great for cotton fabric just no steam. Cheap too, found at yard sales for $2.00.
Brenda