I bought my current rowenta on qvc on special. It is the Mercedes Benz fashion version. It has an amazing amount of steam when I iron garments. Really cuts down on the ironing time. Great price there too. But, it is hard to see the water level, because of the purple colored plastic. But, It gets hot and I like that.
Before that I had a very expensive black and decker I gave my brother because it was so heavy it hurt my wrist to use it.
So guess what I found new in the box at a second hand store a couple weeks ago? An honest to goodness top of the line GE! I had not seen one of these since I lived at home with my mom. It has all of the warranty cards and instructions and I could not believe it. Completely never used! Remember these have the braided fabric cord? So when my current iron bites the dust I will use that one.