I've found there is actually a whole lot of personal preference in irons. For me, I'm hard on them and they drop fairly regularly onto hard floors. An expensive iron would be a waste on me and I've never felt that my quilting was held back but for the right iron!, but I want hot, I want steam, I prefer the extra long cord, and I want lower end. If it has an auto shut off, I don't want it to go off every 30 seconds, and I want it to heat back up fast. I got this Conair Super Steam 1550 from Amazon in 2023. Yes, it has fallen, the water in cover barely stays on, but for the rest of it, it has been great and in my price point.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q3SV8YM