For me, I prefer cordless irons. I have had 2 Panasonic so far. The older purple one is at least 15 years and still works like a charm, but takes a little while to heat up. I got a green one about 10 years ago and it is trucking along also. But then again I iron in my "dining room/craft room" with an ironing pad made to the same size as the top of my vintage enamel table with the wings up, so I walk around a lot when ironing.