I am a Rowenta fan for the last 30 years. Its the only brand I buy and use and I haven't experienced the problems most have mentioned they have had with their Rowentas and I do use steam.
I recently won a Hamilton Beach Durathon iron from a quilt blog that I have yet to use. This is my first non Rowenta iron in over 30 years.
But with the steam, perhaps a spray bottle and dry iron may work when you need steam. It's true using tap water in some irons causes problems with the irons. I used distilled water for years in my irons.