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  Review of Boots Steam Travel Iron

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  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  800W, weight; 571g, tank capacity; 40ml, flex length; 168cm,  Measuring jug included, Collapsible handle, time taken to heat up to maximum heat; 32seconds.

  Comments

  Collapsible handle, quick to heat up and good results on linen and silks. Simple design, however does catch slightly when ironing causing it to drag. Good for ironing holiday essentials. 

  Rating: 70/100

  Price: £16.99

  Stockist: 0845 0708090 - http://www.boots.com

  GHI Test Report - August 2010

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  Review of Russell Hobbs Travel Iron -dry or steam

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  Features

  515-615W, weight; 749g, flex length; 191cm,  Measuring jug and travel pouch included, Collapsible handle, time taken to heat up to maximum; 41 seconds.

  Comments

  Largest of the travel kettles tested. Easy to fill and empty. One of the slowest to boil. Only kettle to have a removable filter.

  Rating: 64/100

  Price: £19.99

  Stockist: 0845 6589700 - http://www.russellhobbs.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - August 2010

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  Review of Go Design Steam Iron to go

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  Features

  700/800W, weight; 576g, flex length; 178cm,  Collapsible handle, time taken to heat to maximum; 44 seconds.

  Comments

  Good injection of steam on max setting, no advice on which settings should be used for different materials, water level difficult to see and iron leaks easily.

  Rating: 59/100

  Price: £23.49

  Stockist: 0208 9068505 - http://www.design-go.com

  GHI Test Report - August 2010

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  Review of M&S travel iron

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  Features

  15 - 25W, 340g (including flex and plug), non-stick soleplate, no choice of heat settings, 133cm flex, dual voltage: 240Vm or 150V.

  Comments

  The lightest and most compact of all the irons tested, this is a dry iron with no steam and no choice of heat settings. The soleplate is very small as is the handle, but the handle folds down making it even more compact for travel. It doesn't come with a travel case. It heats up to the equivalent of a 2 dot setting, so is not suitable for all fabrics. There is no pilot light and it doesn't glide very smoothly. The connection between the iron and the flex is very bulky.

  Rating: 25/100

  Price: £5

  Stockist: 0845 302 1234 - http://www.marksandspencer.com

  GHI Test Report - June 2008

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  Review of Russell Hobbs travel iron

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  Features

  760-830W, 673g (including flex and plug), stainless steel soleplate, 1, 2 and 3 dot heat settings, 80ml water tank, water spray, 187cm flex, dual voltage: 230Vm or 115V.

  Comments

  Handle doesn't fold down for storage/ travel and there is no storage/ travel bag. This was the heaviest iron tested, but also had the longest flex. It was fast to heat up, but didn't really get hot enough on the two and three dot settings. Satisfactory crease removal on most fabrics. No steam burst and we couldn't get the water spray to work on our sample. Pilot light is not easy to see when iron is on its heel. Glides fairly smoothly, but water leaks out of the filling hole. Small arrow makes it difficult to line up controls.

  Rating: 54/100

  Price: £9.99

  Stockist: 0845 658 9700 - http://www.russellhobbs.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - June 2008

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  Review of Micromark travel iron

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  Features

  700-800W, 577g (including flex and plug),  non-stick soleplate, 1, 2 and 3 dot heat settings, 20ml water tank, water spray, 177cm flex, dual voltage: 230Vm or 120V.

  Comments

  This was the lightest of the steam irons tested.  Handle folds down for storage/ travel, but there is no travel bag.  Satisfactory crease removal on most fabrics, but iron does not get hot enough on the one or three dot settings. The water spray is not very fine and over-wets the fabric. There is no steam burst. Not very smooth glide. Small water tank is easy to over-fill.

  Rating: 55/100

  Price: £9.99

  Stockist: 0208 829 6354 - http://www.micromark.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - June 2008

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  Review of Steamworks travel iron

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  Features

  1000W, 604g (including flex and plug), non-stick soleplate, 1, 2 and 3 dot heat settings, 20ml water tank, water spray, 176cm flex, dual voltage: 230Vm or 120V, travel case.

  Comments

  Small water tank capacity and is hard to see water level. Handle folds down for storage/ travel and comes with a drawstring travel bag. Comes with an ironing mat, but mat does not fit into the travel bag with the iron. Satisfactory crease removal on most fabrics, but iron does not get hot enough on three dot setting. Not very smooth glide. Pilot light is easy to see. Controls are easy to line up, water spray is good but there is no steam burst.

  Rating: 59/100

  Price: £12.99

  Stockist: 0870 600 8784 - http://www.argos.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - June 2008

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  Review of Morphy Richards Orbit travel iron

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  Features

  800W, 670g (including flex and plug), non-stick soleplate, 1, 2 and 3 dot heat settings, 70ml water tank, steam shot, 180cm flex, dual voltage: 240Vm or 120V, travel case.

  Comments

  Second heaviest iron tested. Doesn't have a handle, just a grip area on each side of the main body of the iron. The non-stick soleplate does not glide very smoothly. It is hard to see the water level in tank, but this tank had the largest capacity of all the irons tested. The steam burst is effective but there is no water spray. The temperature dial is at the back of the iron and slightly awkward to set. Accurate temperatures on all dot settings and good at removing creases on most fabrics. Pilot light is not easy to see when iron is on its heel. Zip up travel bag.

  Rating: 61/100

  Price: £16.99

  Stockist: 0870 060 2614 - http://www.morphyrichards.com

  GHI Test Report - June 2008

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  Review of Home-tek Travel Iron

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  Good Housekeeping Top Scorer

  Features

  800W, 662g (including flex and plug), stainless steel soleplate, 1, 2 and 3 dot heat settings, 40ml water tank, steam shot, vertical steaming, 184cm flex, dual voltage: 230Vm or 115V, travel case.

  Comments

  Glides smoothly on all fabrics, pilot light is easy to see, steam burst is effective but there is no water spray. The handle is comfortable and rotates for use when vertical steaming, but doesn't collapse for storage/ travel. Comes with a zip up travel bag, jug for filling and a brush attachment for vertical steaming. Easy to see water level. Good at removing creases on most fabrics. All controls are easy to use but graphics on the dial are small and hard to see.

  Rating: 66/100

  Price: £29.99

  Stockist: 0845 2100 888 - http://www.hometek.co.uk

  GHI Test Report - June 2008