I have one and it has served me well so far. That being said I purchased it because of the auto lift which allows my very wonky right hand and wrist to work with a reservoir of water weight without starting to be painful. Had it three years now and I iron clothes as well as quilting and it still works just as well as new. Has the easiest to keep clean stainless steel soleplate(my preference) of any iron I have ever had. It is worth the money to me? You betcha! -- but if the right hand and wrist worked better it might be another story. Funny thing though I was wiping it down about two weeks ago and discovered a switch where you could turn off the up down feature. It does take some getting used to but it really didn't take me long at all. Its the first iron that I've had in the last twenty years that lasted longer than a month or two beyond the warranty.