I agree with the negative Rowenta comments. My first few Rowentas were great. First one I bought on clearance at a department store, second one found at a thrift store. Since then every one I have purchased were terrible. For me, the auto-off didn't work properly. They never stayed on. I just found a Sunbeam (neat lavender color too) iron for about $8 at a thrift store. It even has a retractable cord. It works great!!!

I finally broke down and bought a DeLonghi iron. It has a separate water tank. The iron is very light. No water in the iron itself. There is a long hose that goes to the separate water tank. I use it as a dry iron lots of times and it works perfectly well. If I want steam, I turn the steam button on and have steam, lots of it. This is the only iron I've found that I love. No leaks ever. Uses regular tap water only. Check out DeLonghi irons. You will never need to buy another iron again!