I have an Oliso and it isn't heavy. The first one quit working on me after a couple of years and I emailed the company and they said to mail it to them and they mailed me a brand new one for free. Can't beat that. But I also have a Velocity by Reliable that I love. But I would like to have a B and D. I think you can't beat the price. My friend bought one quite a few years ago and she liked how heavy her's was. Said it got all the wrinkles out. Don't know if they are lighter now or not. Wouldn't mind having a heavy iron.