I feel positive: compared to my old Philips, it has a stainless steel soleplate and is slightly heavier. I never liked this SuperGlissTeflon otherwise coated sole right and I am glad again to now have a stainless steel soleplate. I have the impression that this gets the substance faster and better smooth. Perhaps this is also the weight. I think in any case the brackets now less strenuous, although the iron is heavier.
The filling hole for water is actually a little fummlig to fill, if you use the supplied container, I take my old Philips container having a more pointed snout spout. But otherwise it goes. Do you have to just once in fine motor make an effort for a few seconds ...
When steam burst some water comes out instead of having only steam, which I find not quite as nice, but I can live with it. A better value for money I can not think in any case hardly. Strong buy recommendation for anyone looking for a simple iron and no professional steam station.