First the positives: large plates that can save time when you have long hair, thick and rebels. However, the first negative result of this positive: the large plates are not always easy to handle. On the other hand, I regretted the lack of thermostat on the straightener, unlike other: hair, who knows, may be more or less vulnerable to certain spériodes and here I am obliged to the "grill "Always with the same temperature - strong, it must be said. So for Philips, I am rather disappointed ... especially since I do not like the sizzle times the machine when going on my hair ...