I had a Rowenta back in the day. I used it pretty heavily for a few years. I've also had an Oliso that I was very disappointed in. It only lasted me a couple years and I wasn't sewing that much during that time. As I like/need steam for some garment and other applications, I went back to LauraStar. My first one lasted me over 10 years of heavy use. I have the LauraStar Lift now I've had it for a little over 2 years now and love it.