I'm on my second Rowenta. The first will not hold water, other than that issue, it works great for dry ironing. I bought a second one in hopes that it was a fluke. I was wrong. It hold water sometimes. I just have to remember to empty it when not using it. With that being said, they both work well as for heating up fast even with the auto shut off feature.
My mom has a black and decker for ten years or so with no problems.
When mine dies, or I just get tired of dealing with the water problem, I'll look for another manufacture that makes a quality iron that does not spit/leaks water, the ability to controll the amount of steam at any tempature with an on off ability, stainless steel plate (haven't tried the teflone plates).