i love my $20 black & decker- it is not too heavy- but not too light- it does not shut itself off when i need it to be hot- i gave up on spending hundreds on irons- for me $20 or less is the way to go- they last me 3-5 years- i feel i get my money's worth over & over- my $159 iron lasted 6 months...
i never put water into an iron- i keep a spray bottle of water on the end of my ironing board- that lets me have a spritz of steam when i need one- and i never have a sputtering/leaking iron to contend with.