It's a great flat iron and it does take very few strokes to get your locks straight. i only wish i had chosen the wider version for larger curls. This one makes awesome curls and its super smooth plates don't pull or tear the hair. The small radius makes slightly smaller curls than i would like but that's my bad for picking the narrower one for the better design :) Heats up very quickly, which i'm very happy about heat is great too, i can curl my hair after i've straightened it and it will stay. So curling is great, straightening is a piece of cake. No objections, very happy with this one :)