Our Overall Score:
9/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Irons category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £79.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Braun or alternative products in the Irons category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron
BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron scores 9.2/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Irons. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Irons, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Irons? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron scores 8.4/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Irons category was £299, whilst the cheapest we found was £9.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Irons category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Irons category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Irons category. This was £96.51 from the 70 products we found in that category. So BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron actually comes in below average at £79.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £299 and the least expensive, which was £9.99. In total we found that of the 70, 31 were more expensive and 37 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron.
Prices of products from Braun
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Braun. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Braun, which was £60.87 of the 17 products we found. So BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Braun was £18 with the most expensive coming in at £199.
Prices of products from Braun and in the Irons category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Braun that sit specifically within the Irons category.
For this we found that the average price was £93.49, making BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron at £79.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £199 with the lowest priced item being £29.99. In total there were 1 items that were more expensive and 2 that was less expensive.
Reviews of BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron
BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron scores 9.5/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron is.
Overall score
BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron scores 9/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Braun so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: BRAUN TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron
- Brand: Braun
- Model Number: SI9188BK
- Power: 2800 WReservoir capacity: 330 mlSteam output: 50 g/min with shot of steamAuto shut-offSaphir soleplate
- EAN: 68021098270384
- Description: Top features: – iCare automatically selects the right temperature for any fabric – Advanced steam technology with three steam settings for excellent results – Saphir soleplate is durable and scratch resistant – Auto-off saves energy by switching off if left upright for eight minutes iCare The Braun TexStyle 9 SI9188BK Steam Iron features iCare technology, which makes your life easier by automatically selecting the correct temperature for any type of fabric – even the most delicate items.So your clothes will always be ironed to perfection and protected from heat damage. Advanced steam technology Three steam features give you the versatility you need to look after your garments. Variable steam lets you adjust the power to suit your clothes while turbo mode gives you a faster, deeper iron.Precision mode uses the triangular tip to remove creases from hard to reach areas such as collars. Saphir soleplate Braun’s most scratch-resistant soleplate is four times harder than stainless steel. Designed for extra durability, it glides over clothes and delivers great results even on delicate fabrics. Its rounded design makes ironing clothes less of a chore, 360° manoeuvrability means you can move the iron in any direction without having to re-adjust your garments. It easily glides over pockets, buttons and zips for an efficient, seamless ironing experience. Auto-off Save energy, protect your clothes and keep safe with the Braun TexStyle 9 SI9188 Steam Iron’s auto-off function. It automatically switches off if it’s been upright for eight minutes, or after 30 seconds when horizontal.This durable iron also has an anti-calc system to give it a long lifespan.
- Product ID: 13849734309
