Ladies, any recommendations for the best straightener aside from the CHI?

I already own a chi, and it works wonderfully, however, there are so many different ones out there that are good quality and I was wondering what is the difference between all of these? And what would be the best? I have pretty thick, curly hair and if I blow dry before straightening it cuts the time in half, but I'm just curious, are there any better ones? Or is the chi the best?