I've had several irons through the years, some great, some not.
I've had 2 for the last few years that I use pretty much every day, and so far love them both.
The 1st one is a dry iron that has a solid sole plate. I usually use a spray bottle anyway, and this iron gets very hot, has a lil weight to it, and without any holes in the sole plate, it doesn't catch on the edges of some of my blocks. Like sometimes if I'm pressing a small hst block, my regular iron will catch on the block, and crinkle it up. This iron also does NOT have auto shut off.
Here's a link to it:
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-El...words=dry+iron
My other "go to" iron is a Panasonic. It has a U shaped titanium sole plate that is supposed to circulate and disperse the steam better. I can't say if that claim is true, as I don't use steam. I always use a spray bottle. I can say it is lightweight and glides smoothly and effortlessly over my fabrics, and I haven't had any issues with it. Here's a link to it:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NI-E...panasonic+iron
I noticed there's another Panasonic advertised, looks similar, but has a different model #, and I'm sure there are other differences, as it's quite a bit cheaper, I don't know anything about it, but here's a link to it, too:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NI-E...panasonic+iron
I've debated the Oliso irons, but as with all things, I've read some great reviews, and some not great ones. With the money they cost, I just never have made the "jump"...
Regards,
Kif