I am terrible with an iron so I got this steamer and have been very pleased with it. The cons are few:- the cord is, indeed, short; I would like to see the next model have about twice the length- It does go through water very quickly- It sometimes spits water so you might end up with a wet spot on whatever you're steaming, however it dries within 10 minutes so it's a minor inconvenienceFor me, the pros far outweight the cons. The pros:- Steams up quickly- Cools down quickly (unlike an iron that stays hot for at least 30 minutes and you have to worry about it possibly tipping over and buring something)- it's portable (I had no trouble carrying it in my carry-on bag on a plane trip)- It gets the job done pretty fast- It DOES get the wrinkles out effectively as long as you follow the instructions and start from the bottom of the garment and work your way up.I steam my clothes perfectly in half the time it used to take me to iron anything. I'm very pleased with it.