I have 2 irons. one is a Black & Decker the other a sunbeam. They both work great. I use steam occasionally in the sunbeam but only use distilled water in it. The Sunbeam is also used for travel as it is a smaller model. I just love them both. I have had the B&D now for a number of years and I got the Sunbeam a bit over a year ago. Some of the features on more expensive irons are nice but I could not justify the added cost.