I've used the Philips PerfectCare Performer a few times, but so far I'm not very enthusiastic. I already had a device from the PerfectCare family and was satisfied with it, especially because of the automatic temperature setting: I find that very useful. But then it started leaking...
Every iron has its pros and cons, but the PerfectCare Performer is a bit disappointing to me overall. Below is a summary of some functions of the iron with my impressions.
automatic temperature setting (OptimalTemp technology)
The fact that you can iron everything together and the temperature is automatically adjusted is a big advantage! You simply don't want an iron that you have to manually adjust and where you have to sort your laundry in advance.
dangerous steaming
Every time you press the steam lever, steaming only starts after a few seconds. This is accompanied by a rattling, ticking noise, which is also not very pleasant (but certainly less noisy than my previous generator). When you release the steam button, the generator will continue to steam for a few seconds. You really have to take this into account by continuing to iron until the steaming has effectively stopped. If you don't do this, and you lift the iron too quickly, a mass of steam will come out. That is super inconvenient and above all dangerous: if you let your attention drop for a while, you have a good chance of burning yourself! This is really a big minus.
water reservoir
My previous iron didn't have a removable reservoir, which was a nuisance as you had to top up at the appliance itself (eg with a measuring cup) and if you wanted to pour out any remaining water, you had to turn the whole appliance over. This device has a large water reservoir of 1.8 liters. You can easily iron for several hours without having to refill. The fact that it is removable and you can fill it under the tap is also a great advantage. Putting the reservoir back takes a bit of practice and doesn't go very smoothly from the start.
descale
No hassle with tablets or lime cartridges, an iron plate that 'catches lime' or whatever... This device 'spits out' all the lime and this lime water is collected in a supplied container. This releases a lot of steam and you have to be careful if you want to empty this container with lime water afterwards, because it is scalding hot. But this in itself is a useful system.
put away
Storage is very convenient: the whole thing doesn't weigh too much, you can click the iron onto the generator, so it can't fall off (which happened to me in the past). There is also room for the steam cable, while the power cable can be tied together with a velcro closure.
