My Black & Decker is probably 10+ years old, works great and is a basic model. Hope I haven't jinxed it. It has a metal (vs non-stick) soleplate, steams well. The only glitch it sometimes has it will quit steaming. I have found if I twist the dial down to no steam, I will hear a click, then I can rotate it back up and it steams. It wasn't an expensive one, about $20. I had previously (pre quilting days) had a more expensive one with the non stick soleplate etc and it didn't last 10 years.