Customer Reviews

Black & Decker X50 Travel Pro Iron, White

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I suppose we are fortunate that almost all hotel rooms furnish irons and boards. However, that doesn't assure that either the irons or the boards are clean! I have found, far too often, that touching up a white dress shirt, which I wear daily on business travel, will leave heaven-knows-what on the shirt. Therefore, I almost always carry a travel iron.

I have the Rowenta steam/iron appliance, the one with the long handle, and I also enjoy it. However, it does take up more room. This little B/D does a good job for a travel iron. Like most of us who iron at home, it does take more time because it's not as powerful as my big Rowenta. It also has a much smaller soleplate, closer to the traditional stove-heated irons of the past. The steam function is okay, again for the limited use in travel. Honestly, I prefer spray to steam on the road anyway. That, and a bunch of starch. This iron, as noted in a prior review, doesn't have a fold-flat handle, which would make it smaller. However, unlike a prior review, my handle locks up in place unless I press the release button to store it.

As a specialized appliance, this iron should be judged in that context, not expecting it to equal the dedicated home model. I will say that this one gets hotter than an awful lot of those hotel irons, which is an asset for my all-cotton ironing. It's not extremely light, but if some buyers have had one of those ultra-light irons it becomes apparent that they don't press well at all on cotton. Recommended.

I bought this as a replacement for the X10, which had been inside a suitcase that was stolen from me. I found this one much more difficult to use, primarily because the handle, which rises up from the top rather than folding up from the side, doesn't lock securely in the up position. Frequently while using the iron the handle will partially collapse, either on its own or because I bumped the release button (which is all to easy to do). This jerks the iron, pinches fingers, and makes me fear burning the clothing or even myself.

Furthermore, the cord of the X10 could be wrapped around the collapsed iron when not in use for easy storage in its box, but the shape of this one makes wrapping the cord unwieldy and does not allow it to fit in the box this way...so one must figure out how to fold and stuff the cord in each time one puts it away.

I love this travel iron (dry or steam) it is light and easy to use. I used it in my Quilt Class and it sure beat hauling around my heavy Rowena. It pressed my fabric well; then my blocks; and I am now using it to iron my binding. We plan a trip to Alaska this Summer and I will definitely take it with me in the RV. I highly recommend this product.

Heats quickly and eliminates the wrinkles in a jiffy. no problems with it so far

I purchased this iron for my vacation. The first time I tried to use it I discovered that it would not produce steam. The steam chamber is filled through the handle. Water that entered the handle did not reach the reservoir in the sole plate. No Steam! It was defective on arrival. DOA.

I was unable to get a full refund from Amazon because more than 30 days had elapsed. (I bought the iron for vacation and had put it in the closet unused. I never expected it would have to be tested).

I later called Black & Decker about this iron and was informed that it was discontinued in 2007. No where on the website do they tell you this. The iron was Made in China and is of poor quality. Do Not Buy!

I am very pleased with the purchase of the traveling iron. It is excellent. Has a long cord which makes it easy to plug wherever you need to. Also heats quickly and well. Easy to pack.

I bought this as a backup steam iron for travel but must admit I haven't had the need to use it other than when I first received it and tried it out. That trial was successful and I was pleased so I don't anticipate any issues once I really find the need to use it.

This iron has to be turned on the highest setting to get enough heat. My previous Black & Decker travel iron worked much better. I also think the handle is too wide. Not trilled with it at all.

This iron is poorly designed and does not deliver steam as advertised.

1. Iron does not have a manual steam option. All you can do is fill it with water and put the steam setting on max - and this barely produces steam, you can't force more steam bursts.

2. The hinge for the handle is weak. It slips and folds down while you try to use the iron and is flimsy at best.

3. If you are buying it to travel think about weight - it is far heavier than other models.

4. It is nice that it has a converter built in - but I never used it b/c I would never take this piece of junk with me on a trip!

Works fine. Just requires some patience and don't expect to have perfectly pressed clothes. Just gets rid of the more obvious wrinkles.