My older iron went pretty much dead. It was also a heavy one that I was not too fond of. This iron is light weight and does not hurt my hands after doing a good load of clothes that need to be ironed. 
The steam does come out easily and loading the water is easy too. I do like that the water container is on the front so it is easier to see how much water there is left unlike my older model that had it below my hand and you never truly knew how much was in it until you propped it upright. 
Overall, I am impressed with this iron. It has help up for two years now with iron sessions happening just about every week.